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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HC EXCISION OF SUBPLATYSMAL FAT - 15838
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $3.2k is 3% above the median hospital's median price ($3.1k), higher than 54% of the 1,470 hospitals reporting CPT 15838. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 40 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 medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $610 | $610 | — | — | — | $610 – $610 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $610 | $610 | — | — | — | $610 – $610 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $610 | $610 | — | — | — | $610 – $610 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $610 | $610 | — | — | — | $610 – $610 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $757 | $757 | — | — | — | $757 – $757 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $814 | $895 | $128 | 14% | — | $814 – $1.1k |
| 7 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $964 | $964 | — | — | — | $964 – $964 |
| 8 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 9 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 10 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 11 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 12 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 13 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 14 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $1.9k | $1.9k | $1.2k | 67% | — | $610 – $3.1k |
| 17 | Aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 18 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 19 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 20 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 21 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 23 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | $15 | 0% | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 24 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 25 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.0k | $4.0k | $972 | 24% | — | $3.0k – $5.0k |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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