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Level IV - Surgical Pathology, Gross and Microscopic Examination (Path)
Wadena, MN
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Astera Health’s median price of $227 is 162% above the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 83% of the 2,557 hospitals reporting CPT 88305. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
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 | $111.18 | $111.18 | $111.18 – $111.18 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $122.18 | $122.18 | $122.18 – $122.18 |
| 3 | Medica medica mncare [100751] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $122.18 | $122.18 | $122.18 – $122.18 |
| 4 | Medica medica pmap [100345] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $122.18 | $122.18 | $122.18 – $122.18 |
| 5 | Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $122.18 | $122.18 | $122.18 – $122.18 |
| 6 | Ucare mr-ucare [300064] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $128.29 | $128.29 | $128.29 – $128.29 |
| 7 | Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $128.29 | $128.29 | $128.29 – $128.29 |
| 8 | Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $169.83 | $169.83 | $169.83 – $169.83 |
| 9 | Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $176.24 | $176.24 | $176.24 – $176.24 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] fee schedule · outpatient | $210.73 | $210.73 | $210.73 – $210.73 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network fee schedule · outpatient | $210.73 | $210.73 | $210.73 – $210.73 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] fee schedule · outpatient | $210.73 | $210.73 | $210.73 – $210.73 |
| 13 | Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $211.95 | $211.95 | $211.95 – $211.95 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $226.95 | $226.95 | $226.95 – $226.95 |
| 15 | Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $227.07 | $227.07 | $227.07 – $227.07 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $232.29 | $232.29 | $232.29 – $232.29 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $232.29 | $232.29 | $232.29 – $232.29 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $232.29 | $232.29 | $232.29 – $232.29 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $236.11 | $236.11 | $236.11 – $236.11 |
| 20 | Medica medica [100341] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $237.95 | $237.95 | $237.95 – $237.95 |
| 21 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $244.36 | $244.36 | $244.36 – $244.36 |
| 22 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $244.36 | $244.36 | $244.36 – $244.36 |
| 23 | Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $259.63 | $259.63 | $259.63 – $259.63 |
| 24 | Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $259.63 | $259.63 | $259.63 – $259.63 |
| 25 | Aetna aetna - fh [100925] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $274.91 | $274.91 | $274.91 – $274.91 |
Last updated: Feb 20, 2026
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