Endoscopic placement of feeding tube into stomach at Astera Health

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Egd, Flexible, Transoral; W Dir Placement Percutaneous Gastro Tube (Pro CAH)

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $181 is 91% below the median hospital's median price ($2.1k), higher than 2% of the 2,242 hospitals reporting CPT 43246. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 43246 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	$136	$136	—	—	—	$136 – $136
2	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · inpatient	$140	$140	—	—	—	$140 – $140
3	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · outpatient	$140	$140	—	—	—	$140 – $140
4	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · inpatient	$140	$140	—	—	—	$140 – $140
5	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · outpatient	$140	$140	—	—	—	$140 – $140
6	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · inpatient	$154	$154	—	—	—	$154 – $154
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · inpatient	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · outpatient	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
9	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · inpatient	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
10	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · outpatient	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
11	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · outpatient	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
12	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · inpatient	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
13	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · outpatient	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
14	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · inpatient	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
15	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · outpatient	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
16	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · inpatient	$259	$259	—	—	—	$259 – $259
17	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · outpatient	$259	$259	—	—	—	$259 – $259
18	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · inpatient	$317	$317	—	—	—	$317 – $317
19	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · outpatient	$318	$318	—	—	—	$318 – $318
20	Medica medica [100341] fee schedule · outpatient	$335	$335	—	—	—	$335 – $335
21	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · inpatient	$338	$338	—	—	—	$338 – $338
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] fee schedule · outpatient	$429	$429	—	—	—	$429 – $429
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network fee schedule · outpatient	$429	$429	—	—	—	$429 – $429
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] fee schedule · outpatient	$429	$429	—	—	—	$429 – $429
25	Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$435	$435	—	—	—	$435 – $435

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Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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