Drainage of external ear lesion at Ascension Seton

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.

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DRG XTRNL EAR ABSC/HEM SMPL

Austin, TX

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Ascension Seton’s median price of $186 is 75% below the median hospital's median price ($743), higher than 8% of the 2,177 hospitals reporting CPT 69000. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 69000 at Ascension Seton

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 38 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield 3697_chirp blue cross star (nw) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$92	$92	—	—	—	$92 – $92
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4223_chirp blue cross star (nw) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · both	$92	$92	—	—	—	$92 – $92
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4127_blue cross blue shield bav exchange 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94
4	UnitedHealthcare 3741_chirp uhc star (nw) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$97	$97	—	—	—	$97 – $97
5	UnitedHealthcare 3752_chirp uhc star plus (nw) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$97	$97	—	—	—	$97 – $97
6	UnitedHealthcare 4257_chirp uhc star (nw) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · both	$97	$97	—	—	—	$97 – $97
7	UnitedHealthcare 4268_chirp uhc star plus (nw) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · both	$97	$97	—	—	—	$97 – $97
8	UnitedHealthcare 4315_uhc star kids (nw) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · both	$97	$97	—	—	—	$97 – $97
9	UnitedHealthcare 4326_uhc star kids (nw) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both	$97	$97	—	—	—	$97 – $97
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip/star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4172_blue cross chip (nw) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4172_blue cross chip/star kids (nw) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4219_chirp blue cross star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield 5003_blue cross star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield 5011_blue cross star kids (nw) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
17	UnitedHealthcare 4253_chirp uhc star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
18	UnitedHealthcare 4264_chirp uhc star plus (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
19	UnitedHealthcare 4311_uhc star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4440_blue cross blue shield hpn 20250501 fee schedule · outpatient	$125	$125	—	—	—	$125 – $125
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4497_blue cross blue shield hpn (dell, williamson,hays) 20250501 fee schedule · outpatient	$125	$125	—	—	—	$125 – $125
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4095_blue cross blue shield hmo essentials 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4094_blue cross blue shield ppo 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$152	$152	—	—	—	$152 – $152
24	Tricare 1229_tricare cah outpatient 20170101 fee schedule · outpatient	$221	$221	—	—	—	$221 – $221
25	Aetna 4659_medicare advantage aetna inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$682	$682	—	—	—	$682 – $682

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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