CPT 42725
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.
Original text from hospital filings
Incision and drainage abscess; retropharyngeal or parapharyngeal, external approach
Prices here combine facility and professional fees. See them separately →Experimental
Low
$1
Average
$6.5k
Median
$5.9k
High
$36.9k
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Reflects a negotiated flat case rate paid per episode of care, rather than itemized charges.
| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery CHRISTIANSBURG, VA | $5.7k | $6.9k | $4.4k | 64% | — | $2.0k – $20.2k |
| 2 | USA Health University Hospital Mobile, AL | $708 | $944 | $521 | 55% | — | $694 – $2.4k |
| 3 | Fairview Health Services Edina, MN | $4.5k | $4.5k | $1.8k | 40% | — | $1.6k – $7.6k |
| 4 | Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, WI | $11.8k | $12.0k | $2.8k | 23% | — | $3.1k – $16.4k |
| 5 | Hca Florida West Hospital PENSACOLA, FL | $13.1k | $18.5k | $13.1k | 70% | — | $1.9k – $40.7k |
| 6 | Mayo Regional Hospital Dover Foxcroft, ME | $860 | $9.1k | $13.1k | 144% | — | $860 – $32.0k |
| 7 | OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK | $448 | $448 | — | — | — | $448 – $448 |
| 8 | Deaconess Hospital, Inc Newburgh, IN | $5.8k | $8.4k | $3.3k | 39% | — | $5.5k – $15.8k |
| 9 | Methodist Hospital Hill Country Fredericksburg, TX | $2.9k | $4.0k | $2.9k | 72% | — | $948 – $10.9k |
| 10 | Hca Healthone Northeast Er THORNTON, CO | $6.2k | $6.2k | $3.1k | 50% | — | $944 – $11.9k |
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