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.
Original text from hospital filings
Wound Cauterization-Chem
Gary, IN
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The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.’s median price of $381 is 50% above the median hospital's median price ($255), higher than 71% of the 2,452 hospitals reporting CPT 17250. 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, 22 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 hmo_and_ppo_contracted_plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $42 | $42 | — | — | — | $42 – $42 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $211 | $211 | — | — | — | $211 – $211 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $211 | $211 | — | — | — | $211 – $211 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $211 | $211 | — | — | — | $211 – $211 |
| 5 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $211 | $211 | — | — | — | $211 – $211 |
| 6 | Cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $273 | $273 | — | — | — | $273 – $273 |
| 7 | Cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $296 | $296 | — | — | — | $296 – $296 |
| 8 | Anthem pathway essentials facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $317 | $317 | — | — | — | $317 – $317 |
| 9 | Caresource caresource facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $349 | $349 | — | — | — | $349 – $349 |
| 10 | Anthem indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $381 | $381 | — | — | — | $381 – $381 |
| 11 | Caresource indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $381 | $381 | — | — | — | $381 – $381 |
| 12 | Humana indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $381 | $381 | — | — | — | $381 – $381 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $381 | $381 | — | — | — | $381 – $381 |
| 14 | Ambetter ambetter healthplan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $422 | $422 | — | — | — | $422 – $422 |
| 15 | Aetna firsthealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $442 | $442 | — | — | — | $442 – $442 |
| 16 | Phcs ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $483 | $483 | — | — | — | $483 – $483 |
| 17 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $518 | $518 | — | — | — | $518 – $518 |
| 18 | Aetna coventry facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $525 | $525 | — | — | — | $525 – $525 |
| 19 | Anthem individual on exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $562 | $562 | — | — | — | $562 – $562 |
| 20 | Anthem traditonal,hmo,ppo contracted plans and individual off exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $703 | $703 | — | — | — | $703 – $703 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare navigate and core payer facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $866 | $866 | — | — | — | $866 – $866 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare hmo_and_ppo_contracted_plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $933 | $933 | — | — | — | $933 – $933 |
Last updated: Aug 18, 2026
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