Knee arthroscopy to remove loose or foreign bodies at Astera Health

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Arthroscopy, Knee, Surgical; for Removal of Loose Body or Foreign Body (Pro CAH)

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $780 is 78% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 11% of the 1,837 hospitals reporting CPT 29874. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 29874 at Astera Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 47 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	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · outpatient	$380	$380	—	—	—	$380 – $380
2	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · inpatient	$392	$392	—	—	—	$392 – $392
3	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · outpatient	$392	$392	—	—	—	$392 – $392
4	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · inpatient	$392	$392	—	—	—	$392 – $392
5	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · outpatient	$392	$392	—	—	—	$392 – $392
6	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · inpatient	$431	$431	—	—	—	$431 – $431
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · inpatient	$507	$507	—	—	—	$507 – $507
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · outpatient	$507	$507	—	—	—	$507 – $507
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$507	$507	—	—	—	$507 – $507
10	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · inpatient	$507	$507	—	—	—	$507 – $507
11	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · outpatient	$507	$507	—	—	—	$507 – $507
12	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$507	$507	—	—	—	$507 – $507
13	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · outpatient	$507	$507	—	—	—	$507 – $507
14	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · inpatient	$507	$507	—	—	—	$507 – $507
15	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · outpatient	$507	$507	—	—	—	$507 – $507
16	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · inpatient	$507	$507	—	—	—	$507 – $507
17	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · outpatient	$507	$507	—	—	—	$507 – $507
18	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · outpatient	$566	$566	$313	55%	—	$253 – $880
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · inpatient	$683	$683	—	—	—	$683 – $683
20	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · outpatient	$683	$683	—	—	—	$683 – $683
21	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · inpatient	$880	$880	—	—	—	$880 – $880
22	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · inpatient	$936	$936	—	—	—	$936 – $936
23	Medica medica [100341] fee schedule · outpatient	$938	$938	—	—	—	$938 – $938
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] fee schedule · outpatient	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network fee schedule · outpatient	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k

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Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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