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
PR PUNCTURE ASPIRATION ABSCESS HEMATOMA BULLA/CYST
Burlington, VT
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University of Vermont Medical Center Inc’s median price of $448 is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($445), higher than 51% 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: 7 payers, 25 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 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $88.02 | $88.02 | $88.02 – $88.02 |
| 2 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $99.78 | $99.78 | $99.78 – $99.78 |
| 3 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $114.16 | $114.16 | $104.90 – $123.41 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $119.09 | $119.09 | $109.43 – $128.74 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $128.10 | $128.10 | $128.10 – $128.10 |
| 6 | Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $128.74 | $128.74 | $128.74 – $128.74 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $195.21 | $195.21 | $179.38 – $211.04 |
| 8 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $261.80 | $261.80 | $261.80 – $261.80 |
| 9 | Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $334.77 | $334.77 | $334.77 – $334.77 |
| 10 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $399.53 | $399.53 | $399.53 – $399.53 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $409.86 | $409.86 | $409.86 – $409.86 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $448.28 | $448.28 | $448.28 – $448.28 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $448.28 | $448.28 | $448.28 – $448.28 |
| 14 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $448.80 | $448.80 | $448.80 – $448.80 |
| 15 | Bcbs Vt indemnity professional · fee schedule · both | $473.98 | $473.98 | $473.98 – $473.98 |
| 16 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $473.98 | $473.98 | $473.98 – $473.98 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $473.98 | $473.98 | $473.98 – $473.98 |
| 18 | Cigna behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $561.00 | $561.00 | $561.00 – $561.00 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $581.76 | $581.76 | $581.76 – $581.76 |
| 20 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $716.21 | $716.21 | $716.21 – $716.21 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $729.30 | $729.30 | $729.30 – $729.30 |
| 22 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $811.58 | $811.58 | $811.58 – $811.58 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $844.30 | $844.30 | $844.30 – $844.30 |
| 24 | Excellus commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $919.67 | $919.67 | $919.67 – $919.67 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $920.41 | $920.41 | $920.41 – $920.41 |
Last updated: Oct 12, 2026
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