Suture or staple removal at Carle Eureka Hospital

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Original text from hospital filings

Removal Sutures/Staples Not Requiring Anesthesia

Eureka, IL

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Carle Eureka Hospital’s median price of $26 is 82% below the median hospital's median price ($146), higher than 30% of the 1,720 hospitals reporting CPT 15853. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 15853 at Carle Eureka Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 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	Humana medicare-medicaid (d-snp) fee schedule · inpatient	$9	$9	—	—	—	$9 – $9
2	Humana medicare-medicaid (d-snp) fee schedule · outpatient	$9	$9	—	—	—	$9 – $9
3	Aetna Better Health medicare-medicaid (d-snp) fee schedule · inpatient	$9	$9	—	—	—	$9 – $9
4	Aetna Better Health medicare-medicaid (d-snp) fee schedule · outpatient	$9	$9	—	—	—	$9 – $9
5	Molina managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
6	Molina managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
7	Molina medicare-medicaid (d-snp) percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
8	WellCare medicare advantage hmo case rate · outpatient	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
9	Aetna commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
10	Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
11	Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
12	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
13	UnitedHealthcare va ccn/optum percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
14	Molina medicare-medicaid (d-snp) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$27	$27	—	—	—	$27 – $27
15	Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
16	UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
17	Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
18	Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
20	MultiPlan ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$43	$43	—	—	—	$43 – $43
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice/options/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$48	$48	—	—	—	$48 – $48
22	Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient	$82	$82	—	—	—	$82 – $82

Last updated: Apr 15, 2026

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