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
REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY FROM EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; WITHOUT GENERAL ANESTHESIA
Smithfield, NC
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Johnston Health Services Corporation’s median price of $132 is 23% below the median hospital's median price ($172), higher than 25% of the 2,361 hospitals reporting CPT 69200. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 10 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $123.92 | $123.92 | $123.92 – $123.92 |
| 2 | Humana medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $127.75 | $127.75 | $127.75 – $127.75 |
| 3 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $127.75 | $127.75 | $127.75 – $127.75 |
| 4 | Optum vaccn behavioral health facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $127.75 | $127.75 | $127.75 – $127.75 |
| 5 | Humana medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $130.31 | $130.31 | $130.31 – $130.31 |
| 6 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $134.14 | $134.14 | $134.14 – $134.14 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $134.14 | $134.14 | $134.14 – $134.14 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $135.41 | $135.41 | $135.41 – $135.41 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $476.00 | $476.00 | $476.00 – $476.00 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $830.00 | $830.00 | $830.00 – $830.00 |
Last updated: May 29, 2026
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