RC 521

Obesity behavior counseling, 15 minutes at Astera Health

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Brief Emotional/Behavioral Assess W/Score and Doc, per Standard Inst

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $145 is 9% below the median hospital's median price ($160), higher than 43% of the 374 hospitals reporting RC 521. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 521 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	$65	$65	$61	93%	—	$4 – $126
2	Medica medica mncare [100751] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$67	$67	$62	93%	—	$4 – $129
3	Medica medica pmap [100345] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$67	$67	$62	93%	—	$4 – $129
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$72	$72	$67	93%	—	$5 – $139
5	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$72	$72	$67	93%	—	$5 – $139
6	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$75	$75	$70	93%	—	$5 – $145
7	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$75	$75	$70	93%	—	$5 – $145
8	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$100	$100	$93	93%	—	$6 – $193
9	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$103	$103	$97	93%	—	$7 – $200
10	Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$124	$124	$116	93%	—	$8 – $240
11	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$133	$133	$124	93%	—	$9 – $257
12	Ucare ucare commercial [100748] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$133	$133	$124	93%	—	$9 – $257
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$136	$136	$127	93%	—	$9 – $263
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$136	$136	$127	93%	—	$9 – $263
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$136	$136	$127	93%	—	$9 – $263
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$136	$136	$127	93%	—	$9 – $263
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$136	$136	$127	93%	—	$9 – $263
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$136	$136	$127	93%	—	$9 – $263
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$138	$138	$129	93%	—	$9 – $268
20	Medica medica [100341] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$139	$139	$130	93%	—	$9 – $270
21	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$143	$143	$134	93%	—	$9 – $277
22	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$143	$143	$134	93%	—	$9 – $277
23	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$152	$152	$142	93%	—	$10 – $294
24	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$152	$152	$142	93%	—	$10 – $294
25	Aetna aetna - fh [100925] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$161	$161	$151	93%	—	$10 – $312

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Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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