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
Excision, excessive skin and subcutaneous tissue (includes lipectomy); forearm or hand
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $2.9k is 7% below the median hospital's median price ($3.1k), higher than 39% of the 1,516 hospitals reporting CPT 15837. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 32 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 | First Health chip per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 2 | First Health chipperinate per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 3 | First Health mcdstar per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 4 | Oscar broadnetworkhix case rate · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 5 | Oscar epo case rate · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 6 | Oscar pos case rate · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 7 | Oscar ppo case rate · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 8 | Aetna qhphix case rate · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 9 | Aetna narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 10 | Aetna newbusinessrates case rate · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 11 | Aetna commercialbasenetwork case rate · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 13 | Aetna oon case rate · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 14 | WellCare mcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 15 | WellCare mcrpos fee schedule · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 16 | WellCare mcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 17 | WellCare mcrsnp fee schedule · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 18 | WellCare pffs fee schedule · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 19 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare charter case rate · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare nexusaco case rate · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | — | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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