Suture or staple removal 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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Original text from hospital filings

PR RMVL SUTURES/STAPLES NOT REQ ANESTH

Meridian, MS

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Rush Medical Foundation’s median price of $140 is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($146), higher than 49% of the 1,720 hospitals reporting CPT 15853. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 15853 at Rush Medical Foundation

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 15 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	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
2	Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
3	Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
4	Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
5	MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$20	$22	$4	18%	—	$20 – $32
6	Aetna all payor other · outpatient	$27	$27	—	—	—	$27 – $27
7	UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$28	$28	—	—	—	$28 – $28
8	Molina all payor other · outpatient	$164	$176	$36	20%	—	$133 – $249
9	Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient	$186	$198	$35	18%	—	$162 – $246
10	Humana all payor other · outpatient	$186	$198	$35	18%	—	$162 – $246
11	Optum all payor other · outpatient	$186	$198	$35	18%	—	$162 – $246
12	UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient	$186	$198	$35	18%	—	$162 – $246
13	WellCare all payor other · outpatient	$186	$198	$35	18%	—	$162 – $246
14	UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient	$474	$474	—	—	—	$474 – $474
15	Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient	$2.7k	$2.7k	—	—	—	$2.7k – $2.7k

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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