Surgical removal of branchial cleft cyst or fistula at The University of Tennessee Medical Center

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

EXCISION OF NECK CYST

Knoxville, TN

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The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s median price of $937 is 85% below the median hospital's median price ($6.0k), higher than 13% of the 1,666 hospitals reporting CPT 42815. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 42815 at The University of Tennessee Medical Center

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 49 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 medicare advantage professional · other · both	$493.64	$493.64	$493.64 – $493.64
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield coverkids pcp professional · other · both	$493.72	$493.72	$493.72 – $493.72
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield coverkids special professional · other · both	$493.72	$493.72	$493.72 – $493.72
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage professional · other · both	$498.16	$498.16	$498.16 – $498.16
5	Humana medadv hmo,pos,ppo professional · other · both	$498.16	$498.16	$498.16 – $498.16
6	UnitedHealthcare vaccn professional · other · both	$498.16	$498.16	$498.16 – $498.16
7	Cigna medicare advantage professional · other · both	$498.48	$498.48	$498.48 – $498.48
8	Cigna lcp professional · other · both	$561.44	$561.44	$561.44 – $561.44
9	First Health commercial professional · other · both	$686.73	$686.73	$686.73 – $686.73
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs network l professional · other · both	$692.08	$692.08	$692.08 – $692.08
11	MultiPlan commercial professional · other · both	$705.54	$705.54	$705.54 – $705.54
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs network s professional · other · both	$777.26	$777.26	$777.26 – $777.26
13	Beechstreet commercial professional · other · both	$847.59	$847.59	$847.59 – $847.59
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs network p professional · other · both	$862.44	$862.44	$862.44 – $862.44
15	Cigna oap professional · other · both	$863.75	$863.75	$863.75 – $863.75
16	Aetna commercial professional · other · both	$960.35	$960.35	$960.35 – $960.35
17	Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$1,256	$1,256	$1,256 – $1,256
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield tenncare select facility · case rate · outpatient	$1,269	$1,269	$1,269 – $1,269
19	Cigna ifp connect facility · case rate · outpatient	$1,463	$1,463	$1,463 – $1,463
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield bluecare tenncare facility · case rate · outpatient	$1,483	$1,483	$1,483 – $1,483
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield coverkids tenncare facility · case rate · outpatient	$1,483	$1,483	$1,483 – $1,483
22	Cigna local plus facility · case rate · outpatient	$1,507	$1,507	$1,507 – $1,507
23	UnitedHealthcare uhc community tenncare facility · case rate · outpatient	$1,738	$1,738	$1,738 – $1,738
24	Cigna hmo/nl/oap/other/gw facility · case rate · outpatient	$2,868	$2,868	$2,868 – $2,868
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs network e facility · case rate · outpatient	$3,983	$3,983	$3,983 – $3,983

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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