Drainage of external ear lesion at Lafayette County

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC DR EXT EAR ABSCESS/HEMATOMA SIMPLE

Darlington, WI

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Lafayette County’s median price of $306 is 59% below the median hospital's median price ($741), higher than 17% of the 2,202 hospitals reporting CPT 69000. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 69000 at Lafayette County

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 20 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	Anthem badgercare professional · fee schedule · both	$30	$30	—	—	—	$30 – $30
2	UnitedHealthcare badgercare professional · fee schedule · both	$30	$30	—	—	—	$30 – $30
3	Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
4	Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
5	Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
6	Humana commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
7	Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
8	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
9	UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
10	Aetna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$283	$283	—	—	—	$283 – $283
11	Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$306	$306	—	—	—	$306 – $306
12	Anthem medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$306	$306	—	—	—	$306 – $306
13	Humana medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$306	$306	—	—	—	$306 – $306
14	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$306	$306	—	—	—	$306 – $306
15	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$424	$424	—	—	—	$424 – $424
16	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$424	$424	—	—	—	$424 – $424
17	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$424	$424	—	—	—	$424 – $424
18	Anthem commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$528	$528	—	—	—	$528 – $528
19	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$619	$619	—	—	—	$619 – $619
20	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$619	$619	—	—	—	$619 – $619

Last updated: Feb 4, 2026

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