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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HC DRAIN EXTERNAL EAR/ABSCESS/HEMATOMA SIMPLE
Low
$14
Average
$1.3k
Median
$805
High
$20.8k
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iThe hospitals that file a Aetna rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.0k | $1.0k | $6 | 1% | 3–30 | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 2 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO West Jordan, UT percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 6 | $1.8k | $1.9k | $565 | 30% | 2–20 | $987 – $2.8k |
| 3 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO West Jordan, UT percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 6 | $1.8k | $1.9k | $565 | 30% | 2–20 | $987 – $2.8k |
| 4 | Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $645 | $698 | $195 | 28% | 2–20 | $422 – $986 |
| 5 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN other · inpatient | 1 | $8.9k | $8.9k | — | — | 2–20 | $8.9k – $8.9k |
| 6 | Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise, ID professional · fee schedule · both | 5 | $89 | $133 | $70 | 52% | 2–20 | $60 – $239 |
| 7 | The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $972 | $952 | $194 | 20% | 2–20 | $706 – $1.2k |
| 8 | Alton Memorial Hospital Alton, IL case rate · outpatient | 1 | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | 1–10 | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 9 | Curators of the University of Missouri Jefferson City, MO facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $732 | $813 | $223 | 27% | 1–10 | $301 – $1.0k |
| 10 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $678 | $678 | $1 | 0% | 1–10 | $677 – $679 |
| 11 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $678 | $678 | $1 | 0% | 1–10 | $677 – $679 |
| 12 | Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA fee schedule · inpatient | 4 | $198 | $184 | $20 | 11% | 1–10 | $155 – $198 |
| 13 | HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER Silverdale, WA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $823 | $823 | — | — | 1–10 | $823 – $823 |
| 14 | HMH HOSPITALS CORPORATION Hackensack, NJ facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $419 | $419 | $35 | 8% | 1–10 | $385 – $454 |
| 15 | Henry Ford Health System Plymouth, MI facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $208 | $208 | — | — | 1–10 | $208 – $208 |
| 16 | MedStar Washington Hospital Center NW, WA facility · case rate · outpatient | 1 | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 17 | Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $223 | $223 | — | — | 1–10 | $223 – $223 |
| 18 | NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Philadelphia, PA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $653 | $653 | — | — | 1–10 | $653 – $653 |
| 19 | Renown Regional Medical Center Reno, NV facility · case rate · outpatient | 1 | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 20 | Scotland Memorial Hospital Inc. Laurinburg, NC facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $488 | $488 | — | — | 1–10 | $488 – $488 |
| 21 | USA Health University Hospital Mobile, AL facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $774 | $774 | — | — | 1–10 | $774 – $774 |
| 22 | University Of Miami Hosp & Clinics Miami, FL facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $450 | $450 | — | — | 1–10 | $450 – $450 |
| 23 | West Virginia Health Care Cooperative Inc. Summersville, WV facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $440 | $440 | — | — | 1–10 | $440 – $440 |
| 24 | West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. Morgantown, WV facility · other · outpatient | 2 | $716 | $564 | $264 | 47% | 1–10 | $107 – $716 |
| 25 | ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC 1305 CROWLEY RAYNE HWY case rate · outpatient | 1 | $498 | $498 | — | — | — | $498 – $498 |
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