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
REMOVE SUTURE OR STAPLE W/O AN
Duncan, OK
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Duncan Regional Hospital’s median price of $179 is 22% above the median hospital's median price ($146), higher than 54% of the 1,720 hospitals reporting CPT 15853. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 7 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 | Medica ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $88 | $88 | — | — | — | $88 – $88 |
| 2 | Healthcare Highways sync ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $92 | $92 | — | — | — | $92 – $92 |
| 3 | Healthcare Highways logix ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $137 | $137 | — | — | — | $137 – $137 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $143 | $143 | — | — | — | $143 – $143 |
| 5 | Aetna all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $179 | $179 | — | — | — | $179 – $179 |
| 6 | Cigna ppo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $189 | $189 | — | — | — | $189 – $189 |
| 7 | First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $189 | $189 | — | — | — | $189 – $189 |
Last updated: Mar 14, 2026
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