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
I&D EXTRNL EAR ABSC/HEMTA SMPL
Pendleton, OR
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Commonspirit Oregon’s median price of $391 is 47% below the median hospital's median price ($743), higher than 22% of the 2,177 hospitals reporting CPT 69000. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 8 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 | Cigna commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $234 | $234 | — | — | — | $234 – $234 |
| 2 | Cigna commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $243 | $243 | — | — | — | $243 – $243 |
| 3 | Regence commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $347 | $347 | — | — | — | $347 – $347 |
| 4 | Regence commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $347 | $347 | — | — | — | $347 – $347 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $412 | $412 | — | — | — | $412 – $412 |
| 6 | Aetna commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $412 | $412 | — | — | — | $412 – $412 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $412 | $412 | — | — | — | $412 – $412 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $412 | $412 | — | — | — | $412 – $412 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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