Drainage of external ear lesion 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 DRAIN EXT EAR ABSC/BLOOD,COMPLIC

Meridian, MS

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Rush Medical Foundation’s median price of $166 is 91% below the median hospital's median price ($1.8k), higher than 5% of the 1,861 hospitals reporting CPT 69005. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 69005 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	$132	$132	$13	10%	—	$119 – $144
2	Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$138	$138	$8	6%	—	$130 – $146
3	Cigna Healthspring all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$144	$144	—	—	—	$144 – $144
4	Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$144	$144	—	—	—	$144 – $144
5	WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$144	$144	—	—	—	$144 – $144
6	Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$202	$202	—	—	—	$202 – $202
7	Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$245	$245	—	—	—	$245 – $245
8	UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$393	$310	$117	38%	—	$144 – $393
9	Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$324	$324	—	—	—	$324 – $324
10	Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$331	$331	$38	11%	—	$293 – $369
11	MultiPlan all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$501	$501	—	—	—	$501 – $501

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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