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Laparoscopy, Surgical, Appendectomy (Pro CAH)
Wadena, MN
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Astera Health’s median price of $955 is 84% below the median hospital's median price ($6.1k), higher than 14% of the 2,141 hospitals reporting CPT 44970. 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 | $407.95 | $407.95 | $407.95 – $407.95 |
| 2 | Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · inpatient | $420.42 | $420.42 | $420.42 – $420.42 |
| 3 | Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · outpatient | $420.42 | $420.42 | $420.42 – $420.42 |
| 4 | Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · inpatient | $420.42 | $420.42 | $420.42 – $420.42 |
| 5 | Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · outpatient | $420.42 | $420.42 | $420.42 – $420.42 |
| 6 | Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · inpatient | $462.46 | $462.46 | $462.46 – $462.46 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · inpatient | $544.59 | $544.59 | $544.59 – $544.59 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · outpatient | $544.59 | $544.59 | $544.59 – $544.59 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $544.59 | $544.59 | $544.59 – $544.59 |
| 10 | Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · inpatient | $544.59 | $544.59 | $544.59 – $544.59 |
| 11 | Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · outpatient | $544.59 | $544.59 | $544.59 – $544.59 |
| 12 | Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $544.59 | $544.59 | $544.59 – $544.59 |
| 13 | Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · outpatient | $544.59 | $544.59 | $544.59 – $544.59 |
| 14 | Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · inpatient | $544.59 | $544.59 | $544.59 – $544.59 |
| 15 | Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · outpatient | $544.59 | $544.59 | $544.59 – $544.59 |
| 16 | Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · inpatient | $544.59 | $544.59 | $544.59 – $544.59 |
| 17 | Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · outpatient | $544.59 | $544.59 | $544.59 – $544.59 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · inpatient | $747.19 | $747.19 | $747.19 – $747.19 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · outpatient | $747.19 | $747.19 | $747.19 – $747.19 |
| 20 | Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · inpatient | $969.88 | $969.88 | $969.88 – $969.88 |
| 21 | Medica medica [100341] fee schedule · outpatient | $1,007 | $1,007 | $1,007 – $1,007 |
| 22 | Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · inpatient | $1,038 | $1,038 | $1,038 – $1,038 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] fee schedule · outpatient | $1,321 | $1,321 | $1,321 – $1,321 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network fee schedule · outpatient | $1,321 | $1,321 | $1,321 – $1,321 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] fee schedule · outpatient | $1,321 | $1,321 | $1,321 – $1,321 |
Last updated: Feb 20, 2026
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