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 I&D Abscess Peritonsillar
Monroe, GA
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Piedmont Walton’s median price of $1.3k is 233% above the median hospital's median price ($376), higher than 84% of the 2,120 hospitals reporting CPT 42700. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 11 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 | Caresource caresource medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $166 | $166 | — | — | — | $166 – $166 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $782 | $782 | — | — | — | $782 – $782 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $822 | $822 | — | — | — | $822 – $822 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 5 | First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 6 | Aetna aetna hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 7 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 8 | Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 9 | Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 10 | Beechstreet beechstreet percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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