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
Topical anesthetic, per gram
Low
$0
Average
$14
Median
$16
High
$33
Each payer's average rate across its hospitals, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
17 payers; the 90th percentile is 21.4× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many payers fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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| 1 | Aetna fee schedule · outpatient · +7 other terms | 46 | $23 | $30 | $20 | 66% | — | $9 – $96 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +6 other terms | 20 | $2 | $2 | $1 | 49% | — | $1 – $5 |
| 3 | Anthem facility · case rate · outpatient · +4 other terms | 15 | $15 | $17 | $4 | 23% | — | $10 – $26 |
| 4 | Caresource facility · case rate · outpatient · +1 other terms | 15 | $16 | $17 | $4 | 23% | — | $10 – $27 |
| 5 | Molina facility · case rate · outpatient · +2 other terms | 15 | $15 | $17 | $4 | 23% | — | $11 – $26 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare facility · case rate · outpatient · +5 other terms | 15 | $16 | $17 | $4 | 23% | — | $11 – $27 |
| 7 | Bcbs Mn fee schedule · outpatient · +3 other terms | 12 | $2 | $2 | $1 | 37% | — | $1 – $2 |
| 8 | Optum facility · case rate · outpatient · +1 other terms | 11 | $14 | $16 | $4 | 22% | — | $13 – $24 |
| 9 | Cigna professional · fee schedule · outpatient · +3 other terms | 9 | $2 | $5 | $7 | 132% | — | $2 – $18 |
| 10 | Aetna Better Health fee schedule · inpatient · +1 other terms | 7 | $15 | $15 | — | — | — | $15 – $15 |
| 11 | Humana fee schedule · inpatient · +4 other terms | 5 | $15 | $15 | — | — | — | $15 – $15 |
| 12 | MultiPlan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges · +1 other terms | 4 | $25 | $25 | $0 | 1% | — | $25 – $25 |
| 13 | First Health professional · fee schedule · both · +2 other terms | 3 | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 14 | Bcbs La facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 – $0 |
| 15 | Bcbs Nc facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nv fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 – $0 |
| 17 | Bcbs Vt professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $15 | $15 | — | — | — | $15 – $15 |
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