Astera Health Reimbursement & Financial Overview
Astera Health is a nonprofit Critical Access Hospital in Wadena, Minnesota, providing both inpatient and outpatient care across primary care, emergency medicine, orthopedic services, and general surgery. As a community-focused critical access hospital serving Wadena County and surrounding rural communities, it offers patients access to local clinical services, specialty referrals, and coordinated care resources to support outpatient procedures, inpatient stays, and continuum-of-care transitions.
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CMS Facility Identification & Reporting Details
CMS facility data for Astera Health includes hospital classification, ownership, location, CMS Certification Number (CCN), and Medicare cost reporting period.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Address | 421 11st St. Nw, Wadena, MN 56482 |
| County | Wadena |
| CBSA | 99924 |
| Rural / Urban | R |
| CMS Certification Number (CCN) | 241354 |
| Facility Type | Critical Access Hospital |
| Ownership | Non-Profit |
| Fiscal Year | Jan 2023 – Dec 2023 |
Astera Health Financial Performance & Hospital Financial Data
Astera Health’s financial performance provides insight into the hospital’s financial stability, operating efficiency, cost pressures, and capacity to sustain patient care and invest in future growth. These metrics help finance, revenue cycle, and managed care teams evaluate performance, identify financial trends, and better understand the hospital’s overall financial position.
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| Account | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Current Assets | $23M |
| Total Assets | $120M |
| Total Current Liabilities | $8.6M |
| Total Liabilities | $72M |
| Total Equity (Fund Balance) | $53M |
| Current Ratio | 2.61 |
| Debt-to-Equity | 1.36 |
Astera Health Medicare, Medicaid & Payer Mix
Astera Health’s Medicare, Medicaid, payer mix, and community benefit data provide insight into reimbursement exposure, patient coverage trends, uncompensated care, and reliance on government and commercial payers. These metrics help assess payer composition, reimbursement dynamics, financial risk, and the hospital’s overall revenue profile.
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| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Charity Care Cost | $430K |
| Bad Debt Expense | $110K |
| Uncompensated Care Cost | $480K |
| Total Unreimbursed & Uncompensated | $6M |
Astera Health Taxonomy
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| Code | Type |
|---|---|
| 282NC0060X [PRIMARY] | Critical Access Hospital |
Astera Health NPI Registration & Network
Explore NPI affiliations associated with Astera Health, including connected healthcare organizations, individual practitioners, specialties, and provider network relationships. A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit ID assigned by CMS to healthcare providers. Type 1 NPIs identify individual practitioners, while Type 2 NPIs identify organizations such as hospitals, clinics, and group practices.
Registration Details
NPI registration data for Astera Health includes the hospital’s National Provider Identifier, registered business name, mailing address, authorized official, and registration date.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| NPI | 1477545333 |
| Doing Business As | Tri- County Health Care |
| Mailing Address | 415 Jefferson St N, Wadena, MN 56482-1264 |
| Phone | (218) 631-3510 |
| Authorized Official | JOEL BEISWENGER, CEO |
| Authorized Official Phone | (218) 631-7489 |
| NPI Registered Since | Aug 17, 2005 |
NPI Network
Organizations and individual practitioners affiliated with Astera Health's Tax Identification Number (TIN), as registered in the NPPES database.
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| NPI Type 2 | Organization | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1134305162 | ASTERA HEALTH | WADENA | MN |
| 1831827476 | ASTERA HEALTH | WADENA | MN |
| 1407262405 | ASTERA HEALTH | VERNDALE | MN |
| 1134115942 | ASTERA HEALTH | BERTHA | MN |
| 1740311109 | ASTERA HEALTH | WADENA | MN |
| 1871546663 | ASTERA HEALTH | OTTERTAIL | MN |
| 1043205917 | LSS HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE, LLC | WADENA | MN |
| 1609981562 | WADENA MEDICAL CENTER, LTD | WADENA | MN |
| 1881725224 | ASTERA HEALTH | WADENA | MN |
| 1457136327 | EMBRACE AESTHETICS MD | CLOVIS | CA |
| 1518289958 | HENNING CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC, P.A. | HENNING | MN |
| 1831185636 | ASTERA HEALTH | SEBEKA | MN |
| 1194711986 | ASTERA HEALTH | HENNING | MN |
| Type 1 NPIs | States Spanned |
|---|---|
| 310 | 35 |
Also Known As
Alternate names registered for this facility's NPI in the NPPES registry — trade names (doing business as), former legal names, and other names.
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Tri- County Health Care | Doing Business As |
Frequently Asked Questions
References
- 1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
- 2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
- 3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.
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