69005 (HCPCS) by state — Price Transparency

HCPCS · across United States

69005 — Drain External Ear Lesion

State-by-state median negotiated rates. Lower bars are cheaper states; the range bar shows the IQR (25th to 75th percentile within each state).

$1,770 National median

$828 – $2,876 IQR (p25 – p75)

2,373 hospitals filing

53 states

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Median negotiated rate, by state

Ranked by typical (median) negotiated price. Hover for state-level IQR.

Median negotiated rate by state for 69005 (HCPCS), with interquartile range
State	Median	p25	p75
WI	$3,263	$2,041	$3,332
VA	$2,673	$1,769	$4,177
ID	$2,589	$1,624	$3,695
OH	$2,370	$1,502	$3,552
GA	$2,362	$1,595	$4,395
SD	$2,290	$1,546	$8,873
FL	$2,250	$1,513	$4,717
CO	$2,133	$1,456	$3,557
CA	$2,124	$1,652	$3,818
MD	$2,072	$1,546	$2,672
OR	$2,056	$922	$4,333
WA	$1,983	$1,884	$4,478
HI	$1,951	$1,137	$3,201
NJ	$1,908	$1,770	$3,524
DE	$1,903	$1,785	$2,786
NY	$1,876	$956	$2,799
RI	$1,848	$1,672	$2,764
NV	$1,791	$725	$2,553
NM	$1,782	$1,570	$3,140
ME	$1,775	$774	$3,775
IL	$1,770	$837	$2,831
AZ	$1,744	$1,001	$2,584
ND	$1,699	$1,347	$2,313
SC	$1,661	$1,450	$2,847
PA	$1,658	$558	$2,995
TX	$1,623	$301	$2,747
NE	$1,611	$759	$2,461
NC	$1,595	$1,103	$2,407
LA	$1,595	$1,136	$2,794
MN	$1,576	$948	$2,323
KS	$1,565	$536	$2,669
TN	$1,553	$607	$2,188
KY	$1,548	$1,211	$2,607
AR	$1,525	$687	$2,051
MA	$1,499	$835	$2,434
MS	$1,485	$1,191	$2,653
DC	$1,474	$1,166	$1,817
AL	$1,419	$522	$1,863
WV	$1,397	$320	$1,987
IA	$1,281	$341	$1,987
CT	$1,280	$480	$2,369
AK	$1,229	$788	$2,557
PR	$1,191	$1,191	$1,191
AS	$972	$212	$1,731
MT	$905	$381	$3,502
NH	$714	$379	$1,813
OK	$704	$172	$1,651
MO	$624	$317	$1,506
MI	$595	$145	$1,580
WY	$542	$286	$1,055
VT	$446	$215	$1,551
IN	$363	$137	$1,835
UT	$318	$170	$875

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State	Median	p25	p75	Min	Max	Hospitals	Payers	Rates

WI	$3,263	$2,041	$3,332	$3	$16,897	90	438	4,356
VA	$2,673	$1,769	$4,177	$143	$13,071	41	74	1,249
ID	$2,589	$1,624	$3,695	$84	$7,713	21	105	833
OH	$2,370	$1,502	$3,552	<$1	$9,206	88	325	3,486
GA	$2,362	$1,595	$4,395	$6	$50,000	76	134	2,367
SD	$2,290	$1,546	$8,873	$137	$8,873	9	73	241
FL	$2,250	$1,513	$4,717	<$1	$301,840	129	270	7,021
CO	$2,133	$1,456	$3,557	$90	$17,204	53	90	1,769
CA	$2,124	$1,652	$3,818	<$1	$23,240	213	1,064	12,052
MD	$2,072	$1,546	$2,672	$271	$3,762	1 ⚠ thin data	18	51
OR	$2,056	$922	$4,333	$143	$19,127	30	372	2,712
WA	$1,983	$1,884	$4,478	$51	$19,127	51	155	3,307
HI	$1,951	$1,137	$3,201	$29	$6,935	18	43	352
NJ	$1,908	$1,770	$3,524	$1	$18,929	50	255	3,139
DE	$1,903	$1,785	$2,786	$212	$8,615	4	8	32
NY	$1,876	$956	$2,799	$13	$29,019	101	314	7,560
RI	$1,848	$1,672	$2,764	$416	$11,397	6	21	149
NV	$1,791	$725	$2,553	$143	$6,485	15	124	427
NM	$1,782	$1,570	$3,140	$132	$32,645	16	75	279
ME	$1,775	$774	$3,775	$64	$9,691	21	21	348
IL	$1,770	$837	$2,831	$6	$18,978	90	312	2,764
AZ	$1,744	$1,001	$2,584	$58	$7,984	30	108	864
ND	$1,699	$1,347	$2,313	$96	$6,368	11	59	325
SC	$1,661	$1,450	$2,847	$1	$14,554	46	164	2,118
PA	$1,658	$558	$2,995	$1	$25,414	73	218	3,845
TX	$1,623	$301	$2,747	<$1	$30,818	244	636	11,386
NE	$1,611	$759	$2,461	$5	$8,197	31	110	1,225
NC	$1,595	$1,103	$2,407	$75	$15,553	56	145	2,936
LA	$1,595	$1,136	$2,794	$29	$17,881	42	135	2,170
MN	$1,576	$948	$2,323	$19	$50,000	69	335	8,747
KS	$1,565	$536	$2,669	$4	$15,183	37	165	830
TN	$1,553	$607	$2,188	<$1	$12,718	60	222	3,528
KY	$1,548	$1,211	$2,607	$36	$16,027	48	96	1,424
AR	$1,525	$687	$2,051	$17	$7,826	22	239	960
MA	$1,499	$835	$2,434	$1	$13,614	36	325	1,769
MS	$1,485	$1,191	$2,653	$119	$26,418	30	174	1,247
DC	$1,474	$1,166	$1,817	$244	$11,169	3	13	40
AL	$1,419	$522	$1,863	$1	$22,188	33	187	1,099
WV	$1,397	$320	$1,987	$112	$11,321	19	87	653
IA	$1,281	$341	$1,987	$72	$8,778	31	96	905
CT	$1,280	$480	$2,369	$86	$14,003	22	60	497
AK	$1,229	$788	$2,557	$72	$6,642	7	23	87
PR	$1,191	$1,191	$1,191	$1,191	$1,310	1 ⚠ thin data	5	5
AS	$972	$212	$1,731	$212	$1,731	1 ⚠ thin data	1	6
MT	$905	$381	$3,502	$119	$4,893	14	54	345
NH	$714	$379	$1,813	$42	$37,298	13	40	509
OK	$704	$172	$1,651	$2	$6,930	45	166	959
MO	$624	$317	$1,506	$44	$8,596	47	281	3,574
MI	$595	$145	$1,580	<$1	$8,590	73	318	2,686
WY	$542	$286	$1,055	$143	$3,138	9	43	99
VT	$446	$215	$1,551	<$1	$3,800	7	39	370
IN	$363	$137	$1,835	$24	$8,876	51	281	2,552
UT	$318	$170	$875	$7	$5,929	34	98	3,060