Drainage of a tonsil abscess at Mount Carmel Dublin

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HC Incision & Drainage Abscess Peritonsillar

Dublin, OH

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Mount Carmel Dublin’s median price of $189 is 50% below the median hospital's median price ($374), higher than 8% of the 2,145 hospitals reporting CPT 42700. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 42700 at Mount Carmel Dublin

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 14 payers, 26 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	Aetna aetna asa meritain facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
2	Medcost cofinity facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$189	$189	—	—	—	$189 – $189
3	Humana choice care humana facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
4	Humana humana one facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
5	First Health aetna first health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$213	$213	—	—	—	$213 – $213
6	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both	$224	$224	—	—	—	$224 – $224
7	Anthem anthem bcbs medicare advantage facility · other · both	$224	$224	—	—	—	$224 – $224
8	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both	$228	$228	—	—	—	$228 – $228
9	Medical Mutual medical mutual medicare advantage facility · other · both	$228	$228	—	—	—	$228 – $228
10	Aetna aetna better health medicare advantage facility · other · both	$235	$235	—	—	—	$235 – $235
11	Molina molina medicare advantage facility · other · both	$235	$235	—	—	—	$235 – $235
12	Caresource caresource medicare advantage facility · other · both	$235	$235	—	—	—	$235 – $235
13	MultiPlan multiplan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$323	$323	—	—	—	$323 – $323
14	Phcs multiplan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$323	$323	—	—	—	$323 – $323
15	Oscar oscar facility · other · both	$377	$377	—	—	—	$377 – $377
16	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$404	$404	—	—	—	$404 – $404
17	Anthem anthem bcbs blue trad facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$404	$404	—	—	—	$404 – $404
18	Humana humana medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$404	$404	—	—	—	$404 – $404
19	Medical Mutual medical mutual medflex facility · other · both	$561	$561	—	—	—	$561 – $561
20	Anthem anthem bcbs pathway grp hmo facility · other · both	$709	$709	—	—	—	$709 – $709
21	Medical Mutual medical mutual supermed ppo pos hmo facility · other · both	$774	$774	—	—	—	$774 – $774
22	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange facility · fee schedule · both	$1.4k	$1.4k	—	—	—	$1.4k – $1.4k
23	Aetna aetna neighborhood narrow network facility · case rate · both	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	—	$2.2k – $2.2k
24	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$2.3k	$2.3k	—	—	—	$2.3k – $2.3k
25	Cigna cigna facility · case rate · both	$2.6k	$2.6k	—	—	—	$2.6k – $2.6k

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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