Removal of impacted earwax, one ear at UPMC Lititz

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Original text from hospital filings

HC RMVL IMPCTD CERUMEN USING IRRIG/LAVG, UNILAT

Lititz, PA

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UPMC Lititz’s median price of $167 is 88% above the median hospital's median price ($89), higher than 76% of the 2,390 hospitals reporting CPT 69209. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 69209 at UPMC Lititz

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 18 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	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$56	$56	—	—	—	$56 – $56
2	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
3	Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$60	$60	—	—	—	$60 – $60
4	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$61	$61	—	—	—	$61 – $61
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$72	$72	—	—	—	$72 – $72
6	Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
7	Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$141	$141	—	—	—	$141 – $141
8	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$159	$159	—	—	—	$159 – $159
9	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$168	$168	—	—	—	$168 – $168
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$168	$168	—	—	—	$168 – $168
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$168	$168	—	—	—	$168 – $168
12	Highmark commercial - children's health insurance facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$169	$169	—	—	—	$169 – $169
13	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$176	$176	—	—	—	$176 – $176
14	Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$179	$179	—	—	—	$179 – $179
15	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$279	$279	—	—	—	$279 – $279
16	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$304	$304	—	—	—	$304 – $304
17	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$304	$304	—	—	—	$304 – $304
18	UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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