Drainage of a fluid-filled lesion by needle puncture at Elizabethtown Community Hospital

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PR PUNCTURE ASPIRATION ABSCESS HEMATOMA BULLA/CYST

Elizabethtown, NY

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Elizabethtown Community Hospital’s median price of $159 is 64% below the median hospital's median price ($445), higher than 8% 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 Elizabethtown Community Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 32 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 managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both	$84.67	$84.67	$84.67 – $84.67
2	Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both	$86.34	$86.34	$86.34 – $86.34
3	Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$90.88	$90.88	$90.88 – $90.88
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid aliessa professional · fee schedule · both	$90.88	$90.88	$90.88 – $90.88
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$90.88	$90.88	$90.88 – $90.88
6	Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$90.88	$90.88	$90.88 – $90.88
7	Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both	$99.78	$99.78	$99.78 – $99.78
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access professional · fee schedule · both	$101.61	$101.61	$101.61 – $101.61
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/pos/epo/ppo/ind professional · fee schedule · both	$101.61	$101.61	$101.61 – $101.61
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield essential plans/non-aliessa managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both	$109.06	$109.06	$109.06 – $109.06
11	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$120.96	$120.96	$120.96 – $120.96
12	UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both	$131.34	$131.34	$120.69 – $141.98
13	Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$139.81	$139.81	$139.81 – $139.81
14	Highmark ind/fep/ppo/hmo professional · fee schedule · both	$143.23	$143.23	$143.23 – $143.23
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield individual network professional · fee schedule · both	$145.41	$145.41	$145.41 – $145.41
16	Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$155.60	$155.60	$155.60 – $155.60
17	Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$158.84	$158.84	$158.84 – $158.84
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$158.84	$158.84	$158.84 – $158.84
19	Excellus medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$158.84	$158.84	$158.84 – $158.84
20	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$158.84	$158.84	$158.84 – $158.84
21	Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$167.20	$167.20	$167.20 – $167.20
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$246.62	$246.62	$246.62 – $246.62
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield individual network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$254.14	$254.14	$254.14 – $254.14
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/pos/epo/ppo/ind facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$259.16	$259.16	$259.16 – $259.16
25	UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$293.08	$293.08	$293.08 – $293.08

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Last updated: Apr 28, 2026

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