Bone marrow tissue culture at Astera Health

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Cx04 - Culture 04 (Mayo)

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $433 is 123% above the median hospital's median price ($194), higher than 85% of the 2,366 hospitals reporting CPT 88237. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88237 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	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$228	$228	—	—	—	$228 – $228
3	Medica medica mncare [100751] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$228	$228	—	—	—	$228 – $228
4	Medica medica pmap [100345] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$228	$228	—	—	—	$228 – $228
5	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$228	$228	—	—	—	$228 – $228
6	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$239	$239	—	—	—	$239 – $239
7	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$239	$239	—	—	—	$239 – $239
8	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$316	$316	—	—	—	$316 – $316
9	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
10	Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$395	$395	—	—	—	$395 – $395
11	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$423	$423	—	—	—	$423 – $423
12	Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$423	$423	—	—	—	$423 – $423
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$433	$433	—	—	—	$433 – $433
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$433	$433	—	—	—	$433 – $433
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$433	$433	—	—	—	$433 – $433
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$433	$433	—	—	—	$433 – $433
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$433	$433	—	—	—	$433 – $433
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$433	$433	—	—	—	$433 – $433
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$440	$440	—	—	—	$440 – $440
20	Medica medica [100341] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$443	$443	—	—	—	$443 – $443
21	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$455	$455	—	—	—	$455 – $455
22	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$455	$455	—	—	—	$455 – $455
23	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$484	$484	—	—	—	$484 – $484
24	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$484	$484	—	—	—	$484 – $484
25	Aetna aetna - fh [100925] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$512	$512	—	—	—	$512 – $512

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Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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