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CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC
Wadena, MN
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Astera Health’s median price of $18.7k is 97% above the median hospital's median price ($9.5k), higher than 94% of the 2,171 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 788. 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, 15 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] per diem · inpatient | $1,688 | $1,688 | $1,688 – $1,688 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] per diem · inpatient | $5,128 | $5,128 | $5,128 – $5,128 |
| 3 | Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] per diem · inpatient | $5,128 | $5,128 | $5,128 – $5,128 |
| 4 | Ucare mr-ucare [300064] per diem · inpatient | $5,385 | $5,385 | $5,385 – $5,385 |
| 5 | Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] per diem · inpatient | $5,385 | $5,385 | $5,385 – $5,385 |
| 6 | Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $18,653 | $18,653 | $18,653 – $18,653 |
| 7 | Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $22,432 | $22,432 | $22,432 – $22,432 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $24,019 | $24,019 | $24,019 – $24,019 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $24,585 | $24,585 | $24,585 – $24,585 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $24,585 | $24,585 | $24,585 – $24,585 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $24,585 | $24,585 | $24,585 – $24,585 |
| 12 | Medica medica [100341] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $25,183 | $25,183 | $25,183 – $25,183 |
| 13 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $25,862 | $25,862 | $25,862 – $25,862 |
| 14 | Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $27,478 | $27,478 | $27,478 – $27,478 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna - fh [100925] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $29,095 | $29,095 | $29,095 – $29,095 |
Last updated: Feb 20, 2026
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