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
I&D PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS
Chicago, IL
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Advocate Trinity Hospital’s median price of $369 is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($374), higher than 49% of the 2,145 hospitals reporting CPT 42700. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 11 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $286 | $286 | — | — | — | $286 – $286 |
| 2 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $297 | $297 | — | — | — | $297 – $297 |
| 3 | Ambetter medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $351 | $351 | — | — | — | $351 – $351 |
| 4 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $351 | $351 | — | — | — | $351 – $351 |
| 5 | Oscar medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $363 | $363 | — | — | — | $363 – $363 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $384 | $384 | $15 | 4% | — | $369 – $399 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $388 | $388 | — | — | — | $388 – $388 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $395 | $395 | — | — | — | $395 – $395 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $420 | $420 | — | — | — | $420 – $420 |
| 10 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $440 | $440 | — | — | — | $440 – $440 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $440 | $440 | — | — | — | $440 – $440 |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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