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Puncture Drainage Lesion
Pittsfield, MA
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Berkshire Medical Center’s median price of $279 is 37% below the median hospital's median price ($445), higher than 18% of the 2,486 hospitals reporting CPT 10160. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 41 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 | Medicare mcr traditional medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $133.53 | $133.53 | $133.53 – $133.53 |
| 2 | Medicare mcrmanaged medicare hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $133.53 | $133.53 | $133.53 – $133.53 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare mcrmanaged united vaccn professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $135.70 | $135.70 | $135.70 – $135.70 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare mcrmanaged united vaccn bh professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $135.70 | $135.70 | $135.70 – $135.70 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcrmanaged blue cross vt medicare hmo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $140.21 | $140.21 | $140.21 – $140.21 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $175.25 | $155.45 | $115.84 – $175.25 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $184.51 | $161.62 | $115.84 – $184.51 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma indem facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $188.27 | $164.13 | $115.84 – $188.27 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $197.16 | $197.16 | $175.25 – $219.07 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $207.58 | $207.58 | $184.51 – $230.64 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare comm united bh facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $211.11 | $211.12 | $96.85 – $272.62 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross ma indem facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $211.81 | $211.81 | $188.27 – $235.35 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross vt ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $233.84 | $233.85 | $107.28 – $301.98 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare comm united bh facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $211.11 | $233.97 | $211.11 – $272.62 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare comm united bh professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $211.11 | $233.97 | $211.11 – $272.62 |
| 16 | Aetna comm aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $240.34 | $240.35 | $110.26 – $310.37 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross vt ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $233.84 | $259.16 | $233.84 – $301.98 |
| 18 | Aetna comm aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $240.34 | $266.36 | $240.34 – $310.37 |
| 19 | Medicaid mcd masshealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $271.44 | $271.44 | $271.44 – $271.44 |
| 20 | Medicaid mcdmanaged medicaid acos facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $271.44 | $271.44 | $271.44 – $271.44 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare comm unitedhealthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $279.31 | $279.32 | $128.14 – $360.70 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm blue cross vt ppo professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $276.06 | $305.95 | $276.06 – $356.51 |
| 23 | First Health comm first health facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $308.54 | $308.55 | $141.55 – $398.45 |
| 24 | Phcs comm phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $308.54 | $308.55 | $141.55 – $398.45 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare comm unitedhealthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $279.31 | $309.55 | $279.31 – $360.70 |
Last updated: Oct 9, 2026
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