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
ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT
Little Rock, AR
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Arkansas Childrens Hospital’s median price of $430 is 12% above the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 56% 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: 5 payers, 6 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 all plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $288.44 | $288.44 | $288.44 – $288.44 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $287.00 | $314.33 | $287.00 – $430.49 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $287.00 | $314.33 | $287.00 – $430.49 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $668.11 | $668.11 | $668.11 – $668.11 |
| 5 | Caresource medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $818.09 | $757.17 | $200.00 – $1,193 |
| 6 | Cigna all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $881.08 | $881.08 | $881.08 – $881.08 |
Last updated: Aug 13, 2026
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