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 Puncture Aspiration Abscess/Hematoma/Bulla/Cyst
West Des Moines, IA
See all hospitals reporting CPT 10160 →Price type
Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp’s median price of $415 is 7% below the median hospital's median price ($445), higher than 41% 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: 17 payers, 20 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 aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both | $384.79 | $384.79 | $384.79 – $384.79 |
| 2 | Molina molina medicaid facility · other · both | $387.46 | $387.46 | $387.46 – $387.46 |
| 3 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · other · both | $388.64 | $388.64 | $388.64 – $388.64 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $392.49 | $392.49 | $392.49 – $392.49 |
| 5 | Anthem wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $415.32 | $415.32 | $415.32 – $415.32 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $415.32 | $415.32 | $415.32 – $415.32 |
| 7 | Carefirst wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $415.32 | $415.32 | $415.32 – $415.32 |
| 8 | Excellus wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $415.32 | $415.32 | $415.32 – $415.32 |
| 9 | Highmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $415.32 | $415.32 | $415.32 – $415.32 |
| 10 | Premera wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $415.32 | $415.32 | $415.32 – $415.32 |
| 11 | Regence wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $415.32 | $415.32 | $415.32 – $415.32 |
| 12 | Wellmark wellmark hmo facility · fee schedule · both | $415.32 | $415.32 | $415.32 – $415.32 |
| 13 | Wellmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $415.32 | $415.32 | $415.32 – $415.32 |
| 14 | Oscar oscar facility · other · both | $557.95 | $557.95 | $557.95 – $557.95 |
| 15 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · other · both | $659.64 | $659.64 | $659.64 – $659.64 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $707.19 | $707.19 | $707.19 – $707.19 |
| 17 | First Health aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $707.19 | $707.19 | $707.19 – $707.19 |
| 18 | Medical Mutual aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $707.19 | $707.19 | $707.19 – $707.19 |
| 19 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,223 | $1,223 | $1,223 – $1,223 |
| 20 | Medica midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,325 | $1,325 | $1,325 – $1,325 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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