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INSERT NON-TUNNEL CV CATHETER >5 YEARS
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital’s median price of $2.1k is 27% below the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 35% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 31 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $838.75 | $838.75 | $838.75 – $838.75 |
| 2 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,009 | $1,009 | $1,009 – $1,009 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan commercial-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,087 | $1,087 | $1,087 – $1,087 |
| 4 | Sanford Health Plan commercial-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,087 | $1,087 | $1,087 – $1,087 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,119 | $1,119 | $1,119 – $1,119 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,119 | $1,119 | $1,119 – $1,119 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,140 | $1,140 | $1,140 – $1,140 |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,144 | $1,144 | $1,144 – $1,144 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,144 | $1,144 | $1,144 – $1,144 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,394 | $1,394 | $1,394 – $1,394 |
| 11 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,401 | $1,401 | $1,401 – $1,401 |
| 12 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,439 | $1,439 | $1,439 – $1,439 |
| 13 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,475 | $1,475 | $1,401 – $1,548 |
| 14 | Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,518 | $1,518 | $1,518 – $1,518 |
| 15 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,667 | $1,667 | $1,667 – $1,667 |
| 16 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,667 | $1,667 | $1,667 – $1,667 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,812 | $1,812 | $1,812 – $1,812 |
| 18 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,812 | $1,812 | $1,812 – $1,812 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,855 | $1,855 | $1,855 – $1,855 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,926 | $1,926 | $1,926 – $1,926 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,926 | $1,926 | $1,926 – $1,926 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,154 | $2,154 | $2,154 – $2,154 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,154 | $2,154 | $2,154 – $2,154 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,157 | $3,157 | $3,157 – $3,157 |
| 25 | Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,157 | $3,157 | $3,157 – $3,157 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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