MRI chest without and with contrast dye at Astera Health

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

MRI Chest W/O Contrast, Followed by Contrast and Further Sequences (Pro CAH)

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $1.9k is 115% above the median hospital's median price ($870), higher than 76% of the 2,472 hospitals reporting CPT 71552. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 71552 at Astera Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 55 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	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · inpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · inpatient	$101	$101	—	—	—	$101 – $101
3	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · inpatient	$101	$101	—	—	—	$101 – $101
4	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · inpatient	$101	$101	—	—	—	$101 – $101
5	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · inpatient	$101	$101	—	—	—	$101 – $101
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · outpatient	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
7	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · outpatient	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
8	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · outpatient	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
9	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · outpatient	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
10	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · outpatient	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
11	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · outpatient	$162	$162	—	—	—	$162 – $162
12	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · inpatient	$172	$172	—	—	—	$172 – $172
13	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · outpatient	$355	$355	—	—	—	$355 – $355
14	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · inpatient	$361	$361	—	—	—	$361 – $361
15	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · outpatient	$361	$361	—	—	—	$361 – $361
16	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · inpatient	$361	$361	—	—	—	$361 – $361
17	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · outpatient	$361	$361	—	—	—	$361 – $361
18	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · inpatient	$397	$397	—	—	—	$397 – $397
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · inpatient	$769	$769	—	—	—	$769 – $769
20	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · outpatient	$769	$769	—	—	—	$769 – $769
21	Medica medica [100341] fee schedule · outpatient	$865	$865	—	—	—	$865 – $865
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] fee schedule · outpatient	$1.9k	$1.6k	$411	26%	—	$995 – $1.9k
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network fee schedule · outpatient	$1.9k	$1.6k	$411	26%	—	$995 – $1.9k
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] fee schedule · outpatient	$1.9k	$1.6k	$411	26%	—	$995 – $1.9k
25	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] per diem · inpatient	$1.7k	$1.7k	—	—	—	$1.7k – $1.7k

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Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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