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
PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US
Albany, NY
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Albany Medical Center Hospital’s median price of $93 is 76% below the median hospital's median price ($393), higher than 6% of the 2,601 hospitals reporting CPT 20610. 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, 78 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_csw_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.76 | $34.76 | $34.76 – $34.76 |
| 2 | Tricare all products_nonphysician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $35.81 | $35.81 | $35.81 – $35.81 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $35.82 | $35.82 | $35.82 – $35.82 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare_midlevel_nof professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $38.90 | $38.90 | $38.90 – $38.90 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $39.40 | $39.40 | $39.40 – $39.40 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.14 | $42.14 | $42.14 – $42.14 |
| 7 | Highmark medicaid_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.14 | $42.14 | $42.14 – $42.14 |
| 8 | Tricare all products_physician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.14 | $42.14 | $42.14 – $42.14 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.14 | $42.14 | $42.14 – $42.14 |
| 10 | Aetna medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $43.83 | $43.83 | $43.83 – $43.83 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $43.88 | $43.88 | $43.88 – $43.88 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $45.56 | $45.56 | $45.56 – $45.56 |
| 13 | Highmark medicare_nof professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $45.76 | $45.76 | $45.76 – $45.76 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $46.35 | $46.35 | $46.35 – $46.35 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $56.21 | $49.47 | $15.74 – $56.21 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare veterans affairs community care network (vaccn) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $56.21 | $49.47 | $15.74 – $56.21 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_csw_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $49.97 | $49.97 | $49.97 – $49.97 |
| 18 | Highmark medicare_midlevel_off professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $50.52 | $50.52 | $50.52 – $50.52 |
| 19 | Tricare all products_nonphysician_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $51.47 | $51.47 | $51.47 – $51.47 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $51.48 | $51.48 | $51.48 – $51.48 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $56.63 | $56.63 | $56.63 – $56.63 |
| 22 | Highmark medicare_off professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $59.44 | $59.44 | $59.44 – $59.44 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $60.56 | $60.56 | $60.56 – $60.56 |
| 24 | Highmark medicaid_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $60.56 | $60.56 | $60.56 – $60.56 |
| 25 | Tricare all products_physician_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $60.56 | $60.56 | $60.56 – $60.56 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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