Open biopsy of groin lymph nodes at Astera Health

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Biopsy or Excision of Lymph Node(S); Open, Inguinofemoral Node(S) (Pro CAH)

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $408 is 90% below the median hospital's median price ($4.0k), higher than 3% of the 1,971 hospitals reporting CPT 38531. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 38531 at Astera Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 34 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	$306	$306	—	—	—	$306 – $306
2	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · inpatient	$315	$315	—	—	—	$315 – $315
3	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · outpatient	$315	$315	—	—	—	$315 – $315
4	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · inpatient	$315	$315	—	—	—	$315 – $315
5	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · outpatient	$315	$315	—	—	—	$315 – $315
6	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · inpatient	$346	$346	—	—	—	$346 – $346
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · inpatient	$408	$408	—	—	—	$408 – $408
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · outpatient	$408	$408	—	—	—	$408 – $408
9	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · inpatient	$408	$408	—	—	—	$408 – $408
10	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · outpatient	$408	$408	—	—	—	$408 – $408
11	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · outpatient	$408	$408	—	—	—	$408 – $408
12	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · inpatient	$408	$408	—	—	—	$408 – $408
13	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · outpatient	$408	$408	—	—	—	$408 – $408
14	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · inpatient	$408	$408	—	—	—	$408 – $408
15	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · outpatient	$408	$408	—	—	—	$408 – $408
16	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · inpatient	$553	$553	—	—	—	$553 – $553
17	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · outpatient	$553	$553	—	—	—	$553 – $553
18	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · outpatient	$679	$679	—	—	—	$679 – $679
19	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · inpatient	$710	$710	—	—	—	$710 – $710
20	Medica medica [100341] fee schedule · outpatient	$754	$754	—	—	—	$754 – $754
21	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · inpatient	$772	$772	—	—	—	$772 – $772
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] fee schedule · outpatient	$981	$981	—	—	—	$981 – $981
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network fee schedule · outpatient	$981	$981	—	—	—	$981 – $981
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] fee schedule · outpatient	$981	$981	—	—	—	$981 – $981
25	Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$994	$994	—	—	—	$994 – $994

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Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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