Drainage of external ear lesion at MVHS, Inc.

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

Drainage External Ear Abscess/Hematoma Simple

Utica, NY

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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $32 is 96% below the median hospital's median price ($741), higher than 0% 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 MVHS, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 25 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	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
2	Medical Mutual worker's compensation and no fault fee schedule · outpatient	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
3	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient	$52	$52	$42	80%	—	$10 – $94
4	UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial per diem · inpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
5	UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial per diem · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
6	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$272	$272	—	—	—	$272 – $272
7	Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$405	$405	—	—	—	$405 – $405
8	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$442	$442	—	—	—	$442 – $442
9	Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$463	$463	—	—	—	$463 – $463
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$463	$463	—	—	—	$463 – $463
11	Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$463	$463	—	—	—	$463 – $463
12	Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$463	$463	—	—	—	$463 – $463
13	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$481	$481	—	—	—	$481 – $481
14	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$510	$510	—	—	—	$510 – $510
15	Humana humana military other · outpatient	$791	$791	—	—	—	$791 – $791
16	Tricare humana military other · outpatient	$791	$791	—	—	—	$791 – $791
17	Excellus excellus bcbs medicare advantage other · outpatient	$884	$884	—	—	—	$884 – $884
18	Humana humana medicare advantage other · outpatient	$884	$884	—	—	—	$884 – $884
19	Medicare medicare other · outpatient	$884	$884	—	—	—	$884 – $884
20	Optum vaccn optum other · outpatient	$884	$884	—	—	—	$884 – $884
21	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage other · outpatient	$893	$893	—	—	—	$893 – $893
22	Aetna aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient	$902	$902	—	—	—	$902 – $902
23	WellCare wellcare medicare advantage other · outpatient	$910	$910	—	—	—	$910 – $910
24	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial other · outpatient	$2.5k	$2.5k	—	—	—	$2.5k – $2.5k
25	UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$4.2k	$4.2k	—	—	—	$4.2k – $4.2k

Last updated: Aug 7, 2026

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