Drainage of a fluid-filled lesion by needle puncture at Community Medical Center

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PNXR ASPIR ABSC HMTMA BULLA

Toms River, NJ

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Community Medical Center’s median price of $2.0k is 357% above the median hospital's median price ($445), higher than 94% of the 2,486 hospitals reporting CPT 10160. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 10160 at Community Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 25 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	UnitedHealthcare community plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$114.79	$114.79	$114.79 – $114.79
2	Bcbs Nj nj health fee schedule · outpatient	$123.23	$123.23	$123.23 – $123.23
3	Aetna better health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$125.61	$125.61	$125.61 – $125.61
4	Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$436.64	$436.64	$436.64 – $436.64
5	Bcbs Nj medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$436.64	$436.64	$436.64 – $436.64
6	Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$436.64	$436.64	$436.64 – $436.64
7	Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$436.64	$436.64	$436.64 – $436.64
8	UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$445.37	$445.37	$445.37 – $445.37
9	First Health commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$555.00	$555.00	$555.00 – $555.00
10	Bcbs Nj omnia percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$600.78	$600.78	$600.78 – $600.78
11	Bcbs Nj state benefit plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$693.75	$693.75	$693.75 – $693.75
12	Bcbs Nj managed percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$728.34	$728.34	$728.34 – $728.34
13	Bcbs Nj non-managed percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$740.27	$740.27	$740.27 – $740.27
14	Bcbs Nj worker's comp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$786.25	$786.25	$786.25 – $786.25
15	Bcbs Nj pip percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$846.28	$846.28	$846.28 – $846.28
16	WellCare ambetter health commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$868.91	$868.91	$868.91 – $868.91
17	Cigna local plus case rate · outpatient	$2,033	$2,033	$2,033 – $2,033
18	UnitedHealthcare oxford metro case rate · outpatient	$2,445	$2,445	$2,445 – $2,445
19	Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient	$2,583	$2,583	$2,583 – $2,583
20	Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient	$2,721	$2,721	$2,721 – $2,721
21	UnitedHealthcare nexus case rate · outpatient	$2,751	$2,751	$2,751 – $2,751
22	UnitedHealthcare oxford commercial case rate · outpatient	$2,877	$2,877	$2,877 – $2,877
23	UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient	$3,236	$3,236	$3,236 – $3,236
24	Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient	$4,174	$4,174	$4,174 – $4,174
25	Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient	$4,174	$4,174	$4,174 – $4,174

Last updated: Mar 4, 2026

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