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Removal ss dfb electrode
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center’s median price of $3.6k is 17% below the median hospital's median price ($4.4k), higher than 24% of the 1,269 hospitals reporting CPT 0573T. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 8 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,650 | $3,650 | $3,650 – $3,650 |
| 2 | Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,650 | $3,650 | $3,650 – $3,650 |
| 3 | Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,650 | $3,650 | $3,650 – $3,650 |
| 4 | Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,650 | $3,650 | $3,650 – $3,650 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,650 | $3,650 | $3,650 – $3,650 |
| 6 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $6,444 | $6,444 | $6,444 – $6,444 |
| 7 | Sanford Health Plan commercial-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient | $6,444 | $6,444 | $6,444 – $6,444 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9,059 | $9,059 | $9,059 – $9,059 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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