Manual microdissection of tissue sample at Astera Health

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Microdissection; Manual Ntrk (Mayo)

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $117 is 45% below the median hospital's median price ($213), higher than 14% of the 1,947 hospitals reporting CPT 88381. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88381 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	$56	$56	$0	0%	—	$55 – $56
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$61	$61	$0	0%	—	$61 – $61
3	Medica medica mncare [100751] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$61	$61	$0	0%	—	$61 – $61
4	Medica medica pmap [100345] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$61	$61	$0	0%	—	$61 – $61
5	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$61	$61	$0	0%	—	$61 – $61
6	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$64	$64	$0	0%	—	$64 – $64
7	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$64	$64	$0	0%	—	$64 – $64
8	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$85	$85	$0	0%	—	$85 – $85
9	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$88	$88	$0	0%	—	$88 – $88
10	Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$106	$106	$0	0%	—	$106 – $106
11	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$114	$114	$0	0%	—	$113 – $114
12	Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$114	$114	$0	0%	—	$113 – $114
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$117	$116	$0	0%	—	$116 – $117
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$117	$116	$0	0%	—	$116 – $117
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$117	$116	$0	0%	—	$116 – $117
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$117	$116	$0	0%	—	$116 – $117
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$117	$116	$0	0%	—	$116 – $117
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$117	$116	$0	0%	—	$116 – $117
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$118	$118	$0	0%	—	$118 – $118
20	Medica medica [100341] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$119	$119	$0	0%	—	$119 – $119
21	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$123	$123	$0	0%	—	$122 – $123
22	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$123	$123	$0	0%	—	$122 – $123
23	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$130	$130	$0	0%	—	$129 – $130
24	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$130	$130	$0	0%	—	$129 – $130
25	Aetna aetna - fh [100925] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$138	$138	$0	0%	—	$137 – $138

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Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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