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HC DRAIN EXTERNAL EAR/ABSCESS/HEMATOMA SIMPLE
Low
$1
Average
$1.3k
Median
$906
High
$10.0k
Each hospital's average Anthem rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
482 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 12.9× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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945 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Anthem 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 | Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen, CO facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $293 | $297 | $52 | 18% | 2–20 | $230 – $371 |
| 2 | Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $588 | $589 | $79 | 13% | 2–20 | $500 – $682 |
| 3 | Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $728 | $728 | — | — | 2–20 | $728 – $728 |
| 4 | Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $1.6k | $1.5k | $119 | 8% | 1–10 | $1.4k – $1.7k |
| 5 | DIGNITY HEALTH Red Bluff, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 6 | Holy Family Memorial Inc Manitowoc, WI other · inpatient | 1 | $692 | $692 | — | — | 1–10 | $692 – $692 |
| 7 | MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER MERIDEN, CT case rate · outpatient | 2 | $7.8k | $7.8k | $1.1k | 14% | 1–10 | $6.7k – $8.9k |
| 8 | Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 9 | THE CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL TORRINGTON, CT percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 10 | THE WILLIAM W BACKUS HOSPITAL PLAINFIELD, CT case rate · outpatient | 2 | $8.9k | $8.9k | $1.3k | 14% | 1–10 | $7.6k – $10.2k |
| 11 | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Brunswick, OH facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $1.5k | $1.7k | $368 | 22% | 1–10 | $1.3k – $2.2k |
| 12 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH facility · case rate · outpatient | 1 | $94 | $94 | — | — | — | $94 – $94 |
| 13 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $670 | $954 | $753 | 79% | — | $208 – $2.0k |
| 14 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 15 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 16 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 6 | $332 | $330 | $174 | 53% | — | $113 – $621 |
| 17 | ALICE_PECK_DAY_MEMORIAL_HOSPITAL LEBANON, NH percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $154 | $154 | — | — | — | $154 – $154 |
| 18 | ARH Mary Breckinridge Health Services, Inc Barbourville, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $722 | $737 | $491 | 67% | — | $245 – $1.3k |
| 19 | ARH Tug Valley Health Services, Inc. Prestonsburg, KY other · outpatient | 1 | $525 | $525 | — | — | — | $525 – $525 |
| 20 | ARH Tug Valley Health Services, Inc. Prestonsburg, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $1.2k | $958 | $383 | 40% | — | $418 – $1.3k |
| 21 | ARTHUR G JAMES CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE Columbus, OH percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $1.4k | $1.4k | $233 | 16% | — | $1.2k – $1.7k |
| 22 | ARTHUR G JAMES CANCER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE Columbus, OH percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $1.2k | $1.2k | $410 | 35% | — | $681 – $1.7k |
| 23 | Acadia Hospital Bangor, ME facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $681 | $681 | — | — | — | $681 – $681 |
| 24 | Acadia Hospital Bangor, ME professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $198 | $213 | $97 | 46% | — | $92 – $420 |
| 25 | Adena Fayette Medical Center Washington Court House, OH facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $1.7k | $1.6k | $259 | 16% | — | $1.3k – $1.9k |
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