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Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint
Tehachapi, CA
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Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi’s median price of $70 is 82% below the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 6% 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: 7 payers, 21 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 uhc mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient | $32.14 | $32.14 | $32.14 – $32.14 |
| 2 | Oscar oscar health plan- all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $36.96 | $36.96 | $36.96 – $36.96 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $38.37 | $38.37 | $38.37 – $38.37 |
| 4 | Cigna cigna- all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $42.62 | $42.62 | $42.62 – $42.62 |
| 5 | Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $44.23 | $44.23 | $34.00 – $54.46 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer- all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $49.20 | $49.20 | $49.20 – $49.20 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll csp fee schedule · outpatient | $49.20 | $49.20 | $49.20 – $49.20 |
| 8 | Kaiser kaiser medi-cal ip/op only fee schedule · outpatient | $54.46 | $54.46 | $54.46 – $54.46 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn- all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $88.25 | $88.25 | $88.25 – $88.25 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn fee schedule · outpatient | $93.26 | $93.26 | $93.26 – $93.26 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn- all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $102.16 | $102.16 | $81.64 – $122.67 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $114.96 | $114.96 | $91.87 – $138.04 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non-mcs- all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $116.03 | $116.03 | $116.03 – $116.03 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $120.75 | $120.75 | $96.50 – $145.00 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange case rate · outpatient | $125.39 | $125.39 | $100.21 – $150.57 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non-mcs- all other plans case rate · outpatient | $139.32 | $139.32 | $111.34 – $167.30 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield fee schedule · outpatient | $168.20 | $168.20 | $32.14 – $304.25 |
| 18 | Cigna cigna- all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $188.61 | $188.61 | $150.73 – $226.49 |
| 19 | Kaiser kaiser medicare ip/op only fee schedule · outpatient | $304.25 | $304.25 | $304.25 – $304.25 |
| 20 | Oscar oscar health plan- all plans other · outpatient | $501.76 | $501.76 | $501.76 – $501.76 |
| 21 | Kaiser kaiser ip/op only- all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $523.31 | $523.31 | $523.31 – $523.31 |
Last updated: May 21, 2026
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