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Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint
Clearlake, CA
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Adventist Health Clearlake Hospital Inc’s median price of $621 is 62% above the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 73% of the 2,518 hospitals reporting CPT 20605. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 19 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 | Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $54.46 | $54.46 | $54.46 – $54.46 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcr adv percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $154.98 | $154.98 | $154.98 – $154.98 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield- all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $154.98 | $154.98 | $154.98 – $154.98 |
| 4 | Kaiser kaiser mcr adv percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $154.98 | $154.98 | $154.98 – $154.98 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcr adv percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $161.18 | $161.18 | $161.18 – $161.18 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $170.48 | $170.48 | $170.48 – $170.48 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna- all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $551.43 | $551.43 | $551.43 – $551.43 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $584.72 | $584.72 | $584.72 – $584.72 |
| 9 | First Health first health- all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $590.40 | $590.40 | $590.40 – $590.40 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $615.49 | $615.49 | $615.49 – $615.49 |
| 11 | Humana humana- all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $627.30 | $627.30 | $627.30 – $627.30 |
| 12 | Phcs phcs- all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $627.30 | $627.30 | $627.30 – $627.30 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna- all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $664.20 | $664.20 | $664.20 – $664.20 |
| 14 | Kaiser kaiser- all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $664.20 | $664.20 | $664.20 – $664.20 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn - all other plans case rate · outpatient | $1,975 | $1,975 | $1,975 – $1,975 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn case rate · outpatient | $2,044 | $2,044 | $2,044 – $2,044 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange case rate · outpatient | $6,565 | $6,565 | $6,565 – $6,565 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non-mcs case rate · outpatient | $7,414 | $7,414 | $7,414 – $7,414 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcs - all other plans case rate · outpatient | $8,898 | $8,898 | $8,898 – $8,898 |
Last updated: Jul 29, 2026
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