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 LARGE JOINT
Springdale, AR
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Arkansas Childrens Northwest’s median price of $288 is 27% below the median hospital's median price ($393), higher than 23% 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: 5 payers, 7 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 medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $286.49 | $286.49 | $286.49 – $286.49 |
| 2 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $286.49 | $286.49 | $286.49 – $286.49 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $288.44 | $288.44 | $288.44 – $288.44 |
| 4 | Caresource medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $695.59 | $634.67 | $200.00 – $947.50 |
| 5 | Caresource medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $1,126 | $1,066 | $947.50 – $1,126 |
| 6 | Ambetter all plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,001 | $2,001 | $2,001 – $2,001 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,137 | $3,137 | $477.46 – $5,797 |
Last updated: Aug 13, 2026
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