Drainage of external ear lesion at Blessing Hospital

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PR DRAINAGE EXTERNAL EAR ABSCESS/HEMATOMA CMPLX

Quincy, IL

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Blessing Hospital’s median price of $403 is 78% below the median hospital's median price ($1.8k), higher than 15% of the 1,861 hospitals reporting CPT 69005. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 69005 at Blessing Hospital

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	Aetna commercial professional · case rate · both	$147	$147	—	—	—	$147 – $147
2	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · case rate · both	$147	$147	—	—	—	$147 – $147
3	UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$203	$203	—	—	—	$203 – $203
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$271	$271	—	—	—	$271 – $271
5	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$339	$339	—	—	—	$339 – $339
6	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$345	$345	—	—	—	$345 – $345
7	Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$346	$346	—	—	—	$346 – $346
8	Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$346	$346	—	—	—	$346 – $346
9	Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$403	$403	—	—	—	$403 – $403
10	Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$403	$403	—	—	—	$403 – $403
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$403	$403	—	—	—	$403 – $403
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$403	$403	—	—	—	$403 – $403
13	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$429	$429	—	—	—	$429 – $429
14	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$429	$429	—	—	—	$429 – $429
15	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$429	$429	—	—	—	$429 – $429
16	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$429	$429	—	—	—	$429 – $429
17	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$429	$429	—	—	—	$429 – $429
18	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$429	$429	—	—	—	$429 – $429
19	Bcbs Il commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$471	$471	$64	14%	—	$406 – $535
20	Humana commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$503	$503	—	—	—	$503 – $503
21	Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$537	$537	—	—	—	$537 – $537
22	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient	$1.9k	$1.9k	—	—	—	$1.9k – $1.9k

Last updated: Jun 8, 2026

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