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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HC PUNCTURE ASPIRATION, ABSCESS/HEMATOMA/BULLA/CYST
DeKalb, MS
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Kemper CAH, Inc.’s median price of $672 is 51% above the median hospital's median price ($445), higher than 75% 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: 11 payers, 14 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 all payor case rate · outpatient | $217.00 | $217.00 | $217.00 – $217.00 |
| 2 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $295.43 | $295.43 | $295.43 – $295.43 |
| 3 | Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $458.31 | $458.31 | $426.24 – $490.37 |
| 4 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $575.79 | $575.79 | $535.50 – $616.08 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $575.79 | $575.79 | $535.50 – $616.08 |
| 6 | Cigna all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $644.66 | $644.66 | $599.55 – $689.77 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient | $677.40 | $677.40 | $630.00 – $724.80 |
| 8 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $677.40 | $677.40 | $630.00 – $724.80 |
| 9 | Ambetter all payor other · outpatient | $684.18 | $684.18 | $636.30 – $732.05 |
| 10 | Molina all payor other · outpatient | $684.18 | $684.18 | $636.30 – $732.05 |
| 11 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $684.18 | $684.18 | $636.30 – $732.05 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $733.85 | $733.85 | $682.50 – $785.20 |
| 13 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $846.75 | $846.75 | $787.50 – $906.00 |
| 14 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $934.78 | $934.78 | $869.56 – $1,000 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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