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Knee Arthroscopy; W/ Meniscectomy, Medial or Lateral (Pro CAH)
Wadena, MN
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Astera Health’s median price of $759 is 79% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 9% of the 2,108 hospitals reporting CPT 29881. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
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 | $384.01 | $384.01 | $384.01 – $384.01 |
| 2 | Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · inpatient | $396.63 | $396.63 | $396.63 – $396.63 |
| 3 | Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · outpatient | $396.63 | $396.63 | $396.63 – $396.63 |
| 4 | Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · inpatient | $396.63 | $396.63 | $396.63 – $396.63 |
| 5 | Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · outpatient | $396.63 | $396.63 | $396.63 – $396.63 |
| 6 | Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · inpatient | $436.29 | $436.29 | $436.29 – $436.29 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · inpatient | $513.42 | $513.42 | $513.42 – $513.42 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · outpatient | $513.42 | $513.42 | $513.42 – $513.42 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $513.42 | $513.42 | $513.42 – $513.42 |
| 10 | Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · inpatient | $513.42 | $513.42 | $513.42 – $513.42 |
| 11 | Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · outpatient | $513.42 | $513.42 | $513.42 – $513.42 |
| 12 | Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $513.42 | $513.42 | $513.42 – $513.42 |
| 13 | Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · outpatient | $513.42 | $513.42 | $513.42 – $513.42 |
| 14 | Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · inpatient | $513.42 | $513.42 | $513.42 – $513.42 |
| 15 | Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · outpatient | $513.42 | $513.42 | $513.42 – $513.42 |
| 16 | Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · inpatient | $513.42 | $513.42 | $513.42 – $513.42 |
| 17 | Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · outpatient | $513.42 | $513.42 | $513.42 – $513.42 |
| 18 | Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · outpatient | $671.80 | $671.80 | $514.87 – $828.72 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · inpatient | $689.18 | $689.18 | $689.18 – $689.18 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · outpatient | $689.18 | $689.18 | $689.18 – $689.18 |
| 21 | Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · inpatient | $828.72 | $828.72 | $828.72 – $828.72 |
| 22 | Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · inpatient | $941.84 | $941.84 | $941.84 – $941.84 |
| 23 | Medica medica [100341] fee schedule · outpatient | $949.83 | $949.83 | $949.83 – $949.83 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] fee schedule · outpatient | $1,202 | $1,202 | $1,202 – $1,202 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network fee schedule · outpatient | $1,202 | $1,202 | $1,202 – $1,202 |
Last updated: Feb 20, 2026
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