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Middle Ear Expl Thru Postaur/Ear Canal Inc
Utica, NY
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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $11 is 100% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 0% of the 1,566 hospitals reporting CPT 69440. 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, 16 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 | UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $10 – $10 |
| 3 | Medical Mutual worker's compensation and no fault fee schedule · outpatient | $11 | $11 | — | — | — | $11 – $11 |
| 4 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 5 | Humana humana military other · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 6 | Tricare humana military other · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 7 | Excellus excellus bcbs medicare advantage other · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 8 | Humana humana medicare advantage other · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 9 | Medicare medicare other · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 10 | Optum vaccn optum other · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage other · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 12 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 13 | WellCare wellcare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | 1–10 | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $6.2k | $6.2k | — | — | — | $6.2k – $6.2k |
| 16 | Cigna mvp and cigna commercial other · outpatient | $11.9k | $11.9k | — | — | — | $11.9k – $11.9k |
Last updated: Aug 7, 2026
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