Anal canal exam with tissue sample 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

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Anoscopy; With Biopsy, Single or Multiple (Pro CAH)

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $264 is 80% below the median hospital's median price ($1.3k), higher than 15% of the 1,889 hospitals reporting CPT 46606. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 46606 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	$52	$52	—	—	—	$52 – $52
2	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · inpatient	$54	$54	—	—	—	$54 – $54
3	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · outpatient	$54	$54	—	—	—	$54 – $54
4	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · inpatient	$54	$54	—	—	—	$54 – $54
5	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · outpatient	$54	$54	—	—	—	$54 – $54
6	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · inpatient	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
7	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · inpatient	$97	$97	—	—	—	$97 – $97
8	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · outpatient	$97	$97	—	—	—	$97 – $97
9	Medica medica [100341] fee schedule · outpatient	$129	$129	—	—	—	$129 – $129
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] fee schedule · outpatient	$165	$165	—	—	—	$165 – $165
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network fee schedule · outpatient	$165	$165	—	—	—	$165 – $165
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] fee schedule · outpatient	$165	$165	—	—	—	$165 – $165
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · inpatient	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · outpatient	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
15	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · inpatient	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
16	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · outpatient	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
17	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · outpatient	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
18	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · inpatient	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
19	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · outpatient	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
20	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · inpatient	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
21	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · outpatient	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
22	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · inpatient	$434	$434	—	—	—	$434 – $434
23	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · outpatient	$434	$434	—	—	—	$434 – $434
24	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · inpatient	$479	$479	—	—	—	$479 – $479
25	Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$618	$618	—	—	—	$618 – $618

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Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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