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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PUNCTURE ASPIRATION ABSCESS/CYST [US]
Abilene, TX
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Hendrick Medical Center’s median price of $711 is 60% above the median hospital's median price ($445), higher than 77% of the 2,486 hospitals reporting CPT 10160. 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, 16 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 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $105.00 | $105.00 | $105.00 – $105.00 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $304.51 | $316.07 | $304.51 – $344.98 |
| 3 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $304.51 | $316.07 | $304.51 – $344.98 |
| 4 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $321.43 | $333.64 | $321.43 – $364.15 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $338.35 | $351.20 | $338.35 – $383.32 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $338.35 | $351.20 | $338.35 – $383.32 |
| 7 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $355.26 | $368.75 | $355.26 – $402.48 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $669.93 | $695.37 | $669.93 – $758.97 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $678.38 | $704.14 | $678.38 – $768.55 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $710.53 | $737.51 | $710.53 – $804.96 |
| 11 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $710.53 | $737.51 | $710.53 – $804.96 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · other · outpatient | $1,053 | $1,053 | $1,053 – $1,053 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,066 | $1,106 | $1,066 – $1,207 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,066 | $1,106 | $1,066 – $1,207 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,506 | $1,563 | $1,506 – $1,706 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,506 | $1,563 | $1,506 – $1,706 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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