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.
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53040P - DRAINAGE OF URETHRA ABSCESS
Schenectady, NY
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Ellis Hospital’s median price of $4.4k is 23% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 69% of the 1,466 hospitals reporting CPT 53040. 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, 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 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $805 | $805 | — | — | — | $805 – $805 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $805 | $805 | — | — | — | $805 – $805 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $835 | $835 | — | — | — | $835 – $835 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $855 | $855 | — | — | — | $855 – $855 |
| 5 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | $2.8k | 74% | — | $1.0k – $6.6k |
| 6 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | $962 | 18% | — | $4.4k – $6.3k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield senior facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | $1.0k | 18% | — | $4.6k – $6.6k |
Last updated: Jun 25, 2026
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