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
HC DRN EXT EAR ABS/HEMATOMA SIM
York, PA
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UPMC Memorial’s median price of $744 is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($741), higher than 50% of the 2,202 hospitals reporting CPT 69000. 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, 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 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $55 | $55 | — | — | — | $55 – $55 |
| 2 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $167 | $167 | — | — | — | $167 – $167 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $308 | $308 | — | — | — | $308 – $308 |
| 4 | Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $636 | $636 | — | — | — | $636 – $636 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $704 | $704 | — | — | — | $704 – $704 |
| 6 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $708 | $708 | — | — | — | $708 – $708 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $722 | $722 | — | — | — | $722 – $722 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $740 | $740 | — | — | — | $740 – $740 |
| 9 | Aetna aco facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $752 | $752 | — | — | — | $752 – $752 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $875 | $875 | — | — | — | $875 – $875 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 12 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | $1.1k | 95% | — | $55 – $2.2k |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 14 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 15 | MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 18 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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