Drainage of a fluid-filled lesion by needle puncture at Fairview Bethesda Hospital

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC PUNCTURE ASPIRATION ABSCESS/HEMATOMA/CYST

St. Paul, MN

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Fairview Bethesda Hospital’s median price of $512 is 15% above the median hospital's median price ($445), higher than 61% 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 Fairview Bethesda Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 61 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	Ucare pmap fee schedule · both	$68.41	$68.41	$68.41 – $68.41
2	Medica minnesota care/accessability/choice care government fee schedule · both	$71.41	$71.41	$71.41 – $71.41
3	Bcbs Mn managed medicaid fee schedule · both	$76.41	$76.41	$76.41 – $76.41
4	Sanford Health Plan medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$90.90	$90.90	$90.90 – $90.90
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$90.90	$90.90	$90.90 – $90.90
6	WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$90.90	$90.90	$90.90 – $90.90
7	Bcbs Mn medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$94.54	$94.54	$94.54 – $94.54
8	Medica medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$97.75	$97.75	$97.75 – $97.75
9	Ucare medicare advantage/msho fee schedule · both	$98.17	$98.17	$98.17 – $98.17
10	Medica msho fee schedule · both	$99.60	$99.60	$99.60 – $99.60
11	Ucare individual and family with m health fairview fee schedule · both	$239.89	$239.89	$239.89 – $239.89
12	Ucare individual and family fee schedule · both	$252.70	$252.70	$252.70 – $252.70
13	Bcbs Mn managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$232.43	$254.19	$231.08 – $348.15
14	Bcbs Mn managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$239.47	$261.89	$238.08 – $358.70
15	UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · both	$282.06	$282.06	$282.06 – $282.06
16	UnitedHealthcare core fee schedule · both	$282.06	$282.06	$282.06 – $282.06
17	Medica bold fee schedule · both	$286.48	$286.48	$286.48 – $286.48
18	Medica vantage si fee schedule · both	$310.35	$310.35	$310.35 – $310.35
19	Medica city of st paul and essential/uplan fee schedule · both	$318.31	$318.31	$318.31 – $318.31
20	Medica individual and family, elect fee schedule · both	$318.31	$318.31	$318.31 – $318.31
21	Bcbs Mn aware federal fee schedule · both	$325.02	$325.02	$325.02 – $325.02
22	Medica choice fee schedule · both	$329.43	$329.43	$329.43 – $329.43
23	Bcbs Mn commercial fee schedule · both	$330.87	$330.87	$330.87 – $330.87
24	Medica minnesota care/accessability/choice care government percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$307.71	$336.51	$305.92 – $460.91
25	Medica minnesota care/accessability/choice care government percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$309.45	$338.42	$307.65 – $463.51

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Last updated: Jan 29, 2026

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