RC 987

Physician initial hospital visit, moderate complexity, 55 minutes at Astera Health

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Prolonged IP/Obs Beyond Min Req Time of Prim Proc, Ea Add 15 Min With/WO Pt Contact, in Add to Cpt Codes 99223, 99233, 99236 (Procah)

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $35 is 75% below the median hospital's median price ($137), higher than 3% of the 265 hospitals reporting RC 987. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 987 at Astera Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 17 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	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	$1	3%	—	$17 – $18
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · outpatient	$33	$33	$1	4%	—	$32 – $35
3	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · outpatient	$33	$33	$1	4%	—	$32 – $35
4	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · outpatient	$33	$33	$1	4%	—	$32 – $35
5	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · outpatient	$33	$33	$1	4%	—	$32 – $35
6	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · outpatient	$33	$33	$1	4%	—	$32 – $35
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · inpatient	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
8	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · inpatient	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
9	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · inpatient	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
10	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · inpatient	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
11	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · inpatient	$58	$58	—	—	—	$58 – $58
12	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
13	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · inpatient	$356	$356	$301	85%	—	$55 – $658
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] per diem · inpatient	$5.1k	$5.1k	—	—	—	$5.1k – $5.1k
15	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] per diem · inpatient	$5.1k	$5.1k	—	—	—	$5.1k – $5.1k
16	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] per diem · inpatient	$5.4k	$5.4k	—	—	—	$5.4k – $5.4k
17	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] per diem · inpatient	$5.4k	$5.4k	—	—	—	$5.4k – $5.4k

Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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