Suture removal by surgeon at Rush Medical Foundation

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

PR REM SUTURES/STAPLES W ANESTH

Meridian, MS

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Rush Medical Foundation’s median price of $68 is 97% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 9% of the 1,846 hospitals reporting CPT 15851. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 15851 at Rush Medical Foundation

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 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	Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$54	$54	$5	10%	—	$48 – $59
2	Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$57	$57	$3	6%	—	$53 – $60
3	Cigna Healthspring all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
4	Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
5	WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
6	Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$73	$73	—	—	—	$73 – $73
7	Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$83	$83	—	—	—	$83 – $83
8	Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
9	UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$118	$98	$28	28%	—	$59 – $118
10	MultiPlan all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$102	$102	—	—	—	$102 – $102
11	Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$117	$117	$19	16%	—	$98 – $136

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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