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Tonsillectomy, Primary or Secondary; Age 12 or Over (Pro CAH)
Wadena, MN
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Astera Health’s median price of $414 is 88% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 11% of the 1,919 hospitals reporting CPT 42826. 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, 48 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 | $183.70 | $183.70 | $183.70 – $183.70 |
| 2 | Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · inpatient | $189.05 | $189.05 | $189.05 – $189.05 |
| 3 | Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · outpatient | $189.05 | $189.05 | $189.05 – $189.05 |
| 4 | Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · inpatient | $189.05 | $189.05 | $189.05 – $189.05 |
| 5 | Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · outpatient | $189.05 | $189.05 | $189.05 – $189.05 |
| 6 | Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · inpatient | $207.96 | $207.96 | $207.96 – $207.96 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · inpatient | $244.76 | $244.76 | $244.76 – $244.76 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · outpatient | $244.76 | $244.76 | $244.76 – $244.76 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $244.76 | $244.76 | $244.76 – $244.76 |
| 10 | Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · inpatient | $244.76 | $244.76 | $244.76 – $244.76 |
| 11 | Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · outpatient | $244.76 | $244.76 | $244.76 – $244.76 |
| 12 | Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $244.76 | $244.76 | $244.76 – $244.76 |
| 13 | Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · outpatient | $244.76 | $244.76 | $244.76 – $244.76 |
| 14 | Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · inpatient | $244.76 | $244.76 | $244.76 – $244.76 |
| 15 | Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · outpatient | $244.76 | $244.76 | $244.76 – $244.76 |
| 16 | Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · inpatient | $244.76 | $244.76 | $244.76 – $244.76 |
| 17 | Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · outpatient | $244.76 | $244.76 | $244.76 – $244.76 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · inpatient | $325.34 | $325.34 | $325.34 – $325.34 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · outpatient | $325.34 | $325.34 | $325.34 – $325.34 |
| 20 | Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · inpatient | $411.33 | $411.33 | $411.33 – $411.33 |
| 21 | Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · outpatient | $417.20 | $417.20 | $417.20 – $417.20 |
| 22 | Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · inpatient | $444.09 | $444.09 | $444.09 – $444.09 |
| 23 | Medica medica [100341] fee schedule · outpatient | $452.81 | $452.81 | $452.81 – $452.81 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] fee schedule · outpatient | $564.74 | $564.74 | $564.74 – $564.74 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network fee schedule · outpatient | $564.74 | $564.74 | $564.74 – $564.74 |
Last updated: Feb 20, 2026
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