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
PUNCT ASP ABSC/HEMA/CYST/BULLA
Birmingham, AL
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University of Alabama Hospital’s median price of $510 is 15% above the median hospital's median price ($445), higher than 61% 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: 8 payers, 16 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 tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $329.08 | $329.08 | $329.08 – $329.08 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $346.94 | $346.94 | $346.94 – $346.94 |
| 3 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $357.70 | $357.70 | $357.70 – $357.70 |
| 4 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $357.70 | $357.70 | $357.70 – $357.70 |
| 5 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $382.74 | $382.74 | $382.74 – $382.74 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $386.32 | $386.32 | $386.32 – $386.32 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $389.18 | $389.18 | $389.18 – $389.18 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $389.18 | $389.18 | $389.18 – $389.18 |
| 9 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $427.46 | $427.46 | $427.46 – $427.46 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $427.46 | $427.46 | $427.46 – $427.46 |
| 11 | Cigna new business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $486.48 | $486.48 | $486.48 – $486.48 |
| 12 | Ambetter commercial-exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $491.84 | $491.84 | $491.84 – $491.84 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $523.16 | $523.16 | $523.16 – $523.16 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $523.16 | $523.16 | $523.16 – $523.16 |
| 15 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $542.30 | $542.30 | $542.30 – $542.30 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $568.08 | $568.08 | $568.08 – $568.08 |
Last updated: Feb 19, 2026
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