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
HB Rmvl FB Xtrnl Auditory Canal W/O Anes
Lake Forest, IL
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Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital’s median price of $251 is 46% above the median hospital's median price ($172), higher than 70% of the 2,361 hospitals reporting CPT 69200. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 13 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 nlfh aetna nm employees percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $65.07 | $65.07 | $65.07 – $65.07 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $83.06 | $83.06 | $83.06 – $83.06 |
| 3 | Cigna nlfh cigna alternative percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $147.78 | $147.78 | $147.78 – $147.78 |
| 4 | Aetna nlfh aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $168.56 | $168.56 | $168.56 – $168.56 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bc lake county phys assoc ipa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $176.40 | $176.40 | $176.40 – $176.40 |
| 6 | Aetna nlfh aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $178.36 | $178.36 | $178.36 – $178.36 |
| 7 | Cigna nlfh cigna broad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $254.02 | $254.02 | $254.02 – $254.02 |
| 8 | Beechstreet nlfh phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $313.60 | $313.60 | $313.60 – $313.60 |
| 9 | MultiPlan nlfh phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $313.60 | $313.60 | $313.60 – $313.60 |
| 10 | First Health nlfh first health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $321.44 | $321.44 | $321.44 – $321.44 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nlfh bcbs par/indemnity adp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $392.00 | $392.00 | $392.00 – $392.00 |
| 12 | MultiPlan nlfh non-contracted payors percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $392.00 | $392.00 | $392.00 – $392.00 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare nlfh uhc non-contracted oon - ed only percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $392.00 | $392.00 | $392.00 – $392.00 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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