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
Breaux Bridge, LA
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St Martin Hospital Inc’s median price of $159 is 64% below the median hospital's median price ($445), higher than 8% 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 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $148.06 | $148.06 | $148.06 – $148.06 |
| 2 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $148.06 | $148.06 | $148.06 – $148.06 |
| 3 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $148.06 | $148.06 | $148.06 – $148.06 |
| 4 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $148.06 | $148.06 | $148.06 – $148.06 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $148.06 | $148.06 | $148.06 – $148.06 |
| 6 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $148.06 | $148.06 | $148.06 – $148.06 |
| 7 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $152.50 | $152.50 | $146.15 – $158.84 |
| 8 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $171.70 | $171.70 | $171.70 – $171.70 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $279.83 | $279.83 | $210.00 – $349.65 |
| 10 | Aetna Better Health all payor case rate · outpatient | $349.65 | $349.65 | $349.65 – $349.65 |
| 11 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor case rate · outpatient | $349.65 | $349.65 | $349.65 – $349.65 |
| 12 | Humana all payor case rate · outpatient | $349.65 | $349.65 | $349.65 – $349.65 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $572.05 | $572.05 | $572.05 – $572.05 |
| 14 | Aetna all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $612.43 | $612.43 | $612.43 – $612.43 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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