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
EXCISE EXCESS SKIN ARM/HAND
Los Angeles, CA
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Dignity Community Care’s median price of $3.6k is 17% above the median hospital's median price ($3.1k), higher than 65% of the 1,516 hospitals reporting CPT 15837. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 9 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 2 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 3 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 5 | Molina medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 7 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $15.6k | $15.6k | — | — | — | $15.6k – $15.6k |
| 8 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $23.6k | $23.6k | — | — | — | $23.6k – $23.6k |
| 9 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $29.0k | $29.0k | — | — | — | $29.0k – $29.0k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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