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
PR REMOVAL SUTURES/STAPLES NOT REQUIRING ANESTHESIA
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $18 is 88% below the median hospital's median price ($146), higher than 22% 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: 10 payers, 29 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 | Healthpartners managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $10 – $10 |
| 2 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $12 | $12 | — | — | — | $12 – $12 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 5 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 6 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 7 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 10 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 12 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $14 | $14 | $0 | 0% | — | $14 – $15 |
| 13 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $15 | $15 | — | — | — | $15 – $15 |
| 14 | Anthem managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16 | $16 | — | — | — | $16 – $16 |
| 15 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $14 | $16 | $2 | 14% | — | $14 – $20 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $17 | $17 | $5 | 31% | — | $12 – $22 |
| 17 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 18 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 19 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 20 | Anthem commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $15 | $19 | $10 | 49% | — | $14 – $41 |
| 21 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 24 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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