MRI of chest spine, without and with contrast dye at Astera Health

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Original text from hospital filings

MRI Spinal Canal Contents, W/O Contrast, Followed by Contrast Further Sequences; Thoracic (Pro CAH)

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $928 is 6% above the median hospital's median price ($879), higher than 53% of the 2,649 hospitals reporting CPT 72157. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72157 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
2	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
3	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
4	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
5	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
6	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · inpatient	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
7	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · inpatient	$184	$184	—	—	—	$184 – $184
8	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · outpatient	$244	$244	—	—	—	$244 – $244
9	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · inpatient	$246	$246	—	—	—	$246 – $246
10	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · outpatient	$246	$246	—	—	—	$246 – $246
11	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · inpatient	$246	$246	—	—	—	$246 – $246
12	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · outpatient	$246	$246	—	—	—	$246 – $246
13	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · inpatient	$270	$270	—	—	—	$270 – $270
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · inpatient	$318	$318	—	—	—	$318 – $318
15	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · inpatient	$318	$318	—	—	—	$318 – $318
16	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · inpatient	$318	$318	—	—	—	$318 – $318
17	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · inpatient	$318	$318	—	—	—	$318 – $318
18	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · inpatient	$503	$503	—	—	—	$503 – $503
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · outpatient	$503	$503	—	—	—	$503 – $503
20	Medica medica [100341] fee schedule · outpatient	$588	$588	—	—	—	$588 – $588
21	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · outpatient	$662	$662	—	—	—	$662 – $662
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] fee schedule · outpatient	$1.3k	$1.3k	$593	47%	—	$681 – $1.9k
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network fee schedule · outpatient	$1.3k	$1.3k	$593	47%	—	$681 – $1.9k
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] fee schedule · outpatient	$1.3k	$1.3k	$593	47%	—	$681 – $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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