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
15853T REMOVAL SUTR/STAPL XREQ ANES
Schenectady, NY
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Ellis Hospital’s median price of $28 is 81% below the median hospital's median price ($147), higher than 32% of the 1,711 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: 3 payers, 5 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 united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $27 | $27 | — | — | — | $27 – $27 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $27 | $27 | — | — | — | $27 – $27 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $29 | $29 | — | — | — | $29 – $29 |
| 4 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $34 | $34 | — | — | — | $34 – $34 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $28 | $194 | $235 | 121% | 1–10 | $28 – $527 |
Last updated: Jun 25, 2026
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