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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HC PUNCTURE ASPIRATION, ABSCESS/HEMATOMA/BULLA/CYST
Bay St. Louis, MS
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Ochsner Medical Center � Hancock Llc’s median price of $371 is 17% below the median hospital's median price ($445), higher than 27% of the 2,486 hospitals reporting CPT 10160. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 14 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 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $248.80 | $248.80 | $248.80 – $248.80 |
| 2 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $330.15 | $330.15 | $330.15 – $330.15 |
| 3 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $332.97 | $332.97 | $295.43 – $370.50 |
| 4 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $366.83 | $366.83 | $366.83 – $366.83 |
| 5 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $366.83 | $366.83 | $366.83 – $366.83 |
| 6 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $366.83 | $366.83 | $366.83 – $366.83 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $366.83 | $366.83 | $366.83 – $366.83 |
| 8 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $366.83 | $366.83 | $366.83 – $366.83 |
| 9 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $370.50 | $370.50 | $370.50 – $370.50 |
| 10 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $398.08 | $398.08 | $398.08 – $398.08 |
| 11 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $500.71 | $500.71 | $500.71 – $500.71 |
| 12 | Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $586.93 | $586.93 | $586.93 – $586.93 |
| 13 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $883.70 | $883.70 | $817.39 – $950.00 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,650 | $1,650 | $1,650 – $1,650 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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