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
REMOVE EAR WAX W INSTRUMENT BILAT
Chicago, IL
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Advocate Trinity Hospital’s median price of $300 is 71% above the median hospital's median price ($176), higher than 79% of the 262 hospitals reporting RC 516. 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, 12 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 case rate · outpatient | $97 | $97 | $3 | 3% | — | $94 – $100 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $98 | $109 | $26 | 24% | — | $84 – $144 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare hmo case rate · outpatient | $166 | $166 | — | — | — | $166 – $166 |
| 4 | Ambetter medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $300 | $617 | $681 | 110% | — | $90 – $2.4k |
| 5 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $300 | $617 | $681 | 110% | — | $90 – $2.4k |
| 6 | Oscar medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $311 | $638 | $705 | 110% | — | $93 – $2.5k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $576 | $698 | $636 | 91% | — | $194 – $2.6k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $589 | $705 | $642 | 91% | — | $204 – $2.5k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $600 | $718 | $653 | 91% | — | $208 – $2.6k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $637 | $763 | $694 | 91% | — | $221 – $2.7k |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $668 | $800 | $728 | 91% | — | $232 – $2.8k |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $668 | $800 | $728 | 91% | — | $232 – $2.8k |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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