Bacterial culture identification test at Astera Health

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Maldi - Aerobic Identification

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $81 is 407% above the median hospital's median price ($16), higher than 90% of the 2,602 hospitals reporting CPT 87077. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87077 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] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$38.58	$38.58	$38.58 – $38.58
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$42.40	$42.40	$42.40 – $42.40
3	Medica medica mncare [100751] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$42.40	$42.40	$42.40 – $42.40
4	Medica medica pmap [100345] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$42.40	$42.40	$42.40 – $42.40
5	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$42.40	$42.40	$42.40 – $42.40
6	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$44.52	$44.52	$44.52 – $44.52
7	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$44.52	$44.52	$44.52 – $44.52
8	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$58.94	$58.94	$58.94 – $58.94
9	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$61.16	$61.16	$61.16 – $61.16
10	Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$73.55	$73.55	$73.55 – $73.55
11	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$78.76	$78.76	$78.76 – $78.76
12	Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$78.80	$78.80	$78.80 – $78.80
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$80.61	$80.61	$80.61 – $80.61
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$80.61	$80.61	$80.61 – $80.61
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$80.61	$80.61	$80.61 – $80.61
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$80.61	$80.61	$80.61 – $80.61
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$80.61	$80.61	$80.61 – $80.61
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$80.61	$80.61	$80.61 – $80.61
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$81.94	$81.94	$81.94 – $81.94
20	Medica medica [100341] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$82.57	$82.57	$82.57 – $82.57
21	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$84.80	$84.80	$84.80 – $84.80
22	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$84.80	$84.80	$84.80 – $84.80
23	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$90.10	$90.10	$90.10 – $90.10
24	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$90.10	$90.10	$90.10 – $90.10
25	Aetna aetna - fh [100925] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$95.40	$95.40	$95.40 – $95.40

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Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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