RC 516
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
Removal of impacted ear wax
Low
$121
Average
$650
Median
$121
High
$1.7k
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4 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Carefirst 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 | RESTON HOSPITAL CENTER Reston, VA case rate · outpatient | 2 | $121 | $121 | — | — | — | $121 – $121 |
| 2 | STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA case rate · outpatient | 2 | $121 | $121 | — | — | — | $121 – $121 |
| 3 | St Peters Hospital Albany, NY facility · fee schedule · both | 2 | $489 | $465 | $42 | 9% | — | $391 – $489 |
| 4 | St Peters Hospital Albany, NY facility · other · outpatient | 2 | $3.1k | $3.0k | $269 | 9% | — | $2.5k – $3.1k |
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