Essentia Health Virginia prices
Essentia Health Virginia in Virginia, MN publishes its standard charges, as every US hospital must under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Below is what its own file lists for common services, next to what it has agreed to accept from insurers.
What Essentia Health Virginia publishes for common services
CBC with differential: listed at $170. Insurers pay a median of $7.77, across 26 insurers.
If you were billed the list price, you may have been charged far more than insurers typically pay. See how to use these numbers below.
| Service | List price | Cash price | Insurers pay (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ER visit, level 1 (minor)CPT 99281, listed as "Emr dpt vst mayx req phy/qhp" | $282 | $177 | - |
| ER visit, level 2 (low-moderate)CPT 99282, listed as "Emergency dept visit sf mdm" | $455 | $286 | - |
| ER visit, level 3 (moderate)CPT 99283, listed as "Emergency dept visit low mdm" | $753 | $473 | - |
| ER visit, level 4 (high)CPT 99284, listed as "Emergency dept visit mod mdm" | $1,231 | $773 | - |
| ER visit, level 5 (critical)CPT 99285, listed as "Emergency dept visit hi mdm" | $1,768 | $1,110 | - |
| Office visit, established patient, low complexityCPT 99213, listed as "OFFICE CONSULTATION,LEVEL III" | $115 to $179 | $72.22 to $112 | - |
| Office visit, established patient, moderate complexityCPT 99214, listed as "OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT,EST,LEVL IV" | $169 | $106 | - |
| Routine venipuncture (blood draw)CPT 36415, listed as "VENIPUNCTURE" | $29.00 to $32.00 | $18.21 to $20.10 | $9.09$8.83 to $30.82, 25 insurers |
| Vitamin B12 injectionCPT J3420, listed as "CYANOCOBALAMIN 1000 MCG/ML SOLUTION" | $50.00 | $31.40 | $3.27$3.27 to $5.27, 4 insurers |
| Comprehensive metabolic panelCPT 80053, listed as "COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL" | $49.00 to $295 | $30.77 to $185 | $10.56$10.56 to $35.80, 26 insurers |
| Basic metabolic panelCPT 80048, listed as "LAB BASIC METABOLIC PANEL" | $16.00 to $245 | $10.05 to $154 | $8.46$8.46 to $28.68, 26 insurers |
| CBC with differentialCPT 85025, listed as "COMPLETE CBC W/AUTO DIFF WBC" | $170 | $107 | $7.77$7.77 to $26.34, 26 insurers |
| Lipid panelCPT 80061, listed as "LIPID PROFILE" | $147 | $92.32 | $13.39$13.39 to $45.39, 26 insurers |
| Hepatic function panelCPT 80076, listed as "HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL" | $174 | $109 | $8.17$8.17 to $27.70, 26 insurers |
| X-ray, ankle, 3 viewsCPT 73610, listed as "X-ray exam of ankle" | $328 | $206 | - |
| CT abdomen, without contrastCPT 74176, listed as "Ct abd & pelvis w/o contrast" | $2,973 | $1,867 | - |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrastCPT 74177, listed as "Ct abd & pelvis w/contrast" | $3,804 | $2,389 | - |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 74178, listed as "Ct abd&plv wo cntr flwd cntr" | $4,037 | $2,535 | - |
| MRI brain, without contrastCPT 70551, listed as "Mri brain stem w/o dye" | $2,937 | $1,844 | - |
| MRI brain, with and without contrastCPT 70553, listed as "Mri brain stem w/o & w/dye" | $3,926 | $2,466 | - |
| MRI pelvis, without contrastCPT 72195, listed as "Mri pelvis w/o dye" | $2,899 | $1,821 | - |
| MRI pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 72197, listed as "Mri pelvis w/o & w/dye" | $3,826 | $2,403 | - |
| Complete echocardiogram with DopplerCPT 93306, listed as "TTE W/DOPPLER, COMPLETE" | $2,195 to $2,289 | $1,378 to $1,437 | $538$532 to $1,961, 25 insurers |
| Echocardiogram, completeCPT 93307, listed as "ECHO TT 2D COMPLETE" | $1,419 | $891 | $237$236 to $871, 25 insurers |
| Electrocardiogram, tracing only (technical component)CPT 93005, listed as "ECG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY" | $265 to $275 | $166 to $173 | - |
| Laparoscopic cholecystectomyCPT 47562, listed as "LAP,CHOLECYSTECTOMY" | $6,842 | $4,297 | - |
Source: Essentia Health Virginia's standard charges file, which the hospital dated January 1, 2026. Read on September 28, 2026. View the hospital's file (a large data file). Hospitals must publish this file under 45 CFR § 180.
List price
The hospital's full charge (its "gross charge") before any discount. Few people pay it, but it is often the starting point on a bill.
Cash price
What the hospital says it accepts from patients paying without insurance.
Insurers pay
The median of the per-service rates the hospital has negotiated with insurers, shown only when at least 3 insurers report one. Your plan's rate may differ.
How to use these numbers
Uninsured or paying yourself? You can ask Essentia Health Virginia to bill you its published cash price, and ask about financial assistance, which nonprofit hospitals must offer.
Insured, and the hospital is in your network? Your share should be based on your plan's negotiated rate, not the list price. If your bill or explanation of benefits shows the list price, ask the billing office why.
These figures summarize what the hospital publishes. They are not a quote, and they don't include separate physician bills.
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