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
HCHG REMOVAL SUTURES/STAPLES NOT REQUIRING ANESTHE
Rapids, MN
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Allina Health Systems’s median price of $24 is 83% below the median hospital's median price ($146), higher than 28% of the 1,720 hospitals reporting CPT 15853. 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, 22 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 | Bcbs Mn bc pmap (amu) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 2 | Ucare ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8 | $8 | — | — | — | $8 – $8 |
| 3 | Medica medica pmap (um) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9 | $9 | — | — | — | $9 – $9 |
| 4 | Bcbs Mn bc premier (m u) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $13 | $13 | — | — | — | $13 – $13 |
| 5 | Bcbs Mn bc state health plan (mu) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $13 | $13 | — | — | — | $13 – $13 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna elevate (amu) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna performance (amu) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc aehp (mu) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $15 | $15 | — | — | — | $15 – $15 |
| 9 | Bcbs Mn bc high value/performance network (mu) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $16 | $16 | — | — | — | $16 – $16 |
| 10 | Medica medica dual solutions (m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna direct network (amu) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $21 | $21 | — | — | — | $21 – $21 |
| 12 | Bcbs Mn bc aware/blue plus (a m u) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 13 | Medica medica ubh (m) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $27 | $27 | — | — | — | $27 – $27 |
| 14 | Medica medica elect (u m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $29 | $29 | — | — | — | $29 – $29 |
| 15 | Medica medica essentials (u m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $30 | $30 | — | — | — | $30 – $30 |
| 16 | Medica medica mhps (u m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $30 | $30 | — | — | — | $30 – $30 |
| 17 | Medica medica ubh pmap (m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $31 | $31 | — | — | — | $31 – $31 |
| 18 | Medica medica choice (u m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $31 | $31 | — | — | — | $31 – $31 |
| 19 | First Health first health (abdmnosurv) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
| 20 | First Health first health (abdmnosurv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
| 21 | Medica medica ubh (m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare (um) facility · per diem · outpatient | $272 | $272 | — | — | — | $272 – $272 |
Last updated: Jun 17, 2026
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