3% sodium chloride solution for nebulizer at Astera Health

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SODIUM CHLORIDE 2.5 MEQ/ML IV SOLN

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $65 is 1988% above the median hospital's median price ($3), higher than 89% of the 1,634 hospitals reporting HCPCS J7131. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS J7131 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	$31	$31	$0	1%	—	$31 – $32
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$34	$34	$0	1%	—	$34 – $35
3	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$34	$34	$0	1%	—	$34 – $35
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] fee schedule · outpatient	$51	$35	$22	63%	—	$4 – $51
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network fee schedule · outpatient	$51	$35	$22	63%	—	$4 – $51
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] fee schedule · outpatient	$51	$35	$22	63%	—	$4 – $51
7	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$36	$36	$0	1%	—	$36 – $37
8	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$36	$36	$0	1%	—	$36 – $37
9	Medica medica mncare [100751] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$36	$37	$0	1%	—	$36 – $37
10	Medica medica pmap [100345] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$36	$37	$0	1%	—	$36 – $37
11	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$47	$48	$1	1%	—	$47 – $48
12	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$49	$49	$1	1%	—	$49 – $50
13	Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$59	$59	$1	1%	—	$59 – $60
14	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$63	$64	$1	1%	—	$63 – $65
15	Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$63	$64	$1	1%	—	$63 – $65
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$65	$65	$1	1%	—	$65 – $66
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$65	$65	$1	1%	—	$65 – $66
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$65	$65	$1	1%	—	$65 – $66
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$66	$66	$1	1%	—	$66 – $67
20	Medica medica [100341] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$66	$67	$1	1%	—	$66 – $68
21	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$68	$69	$1	1%	—	$68 – $70
22	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$68	$69	$1	1%	—	$68 – $70
23	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$72	$73	$1	1%	—	$72 – $74
24	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$72	$73	$1	1%	—	$72 – $74
25	Aetna aetna - fh [100925] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$77	$77	$1	1%	—	$77 – $78

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Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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