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
INCISION & DRAINAGE ABSCESS PERITONSILLAR-CENT
Columbia, MO
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Curators of the University of Missouri’s median price of $297 is 22% below the median hospital's median price ($381), higher than 36% of the 2,032 hospitals reporting CPT 42700. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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