Joint or bursa drainage or injection without ultrasound guidance at Ascension Providence

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US

Waco, TX

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Ascension Providence’s median price of $24 is 94% below the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 0% of the 2,518 hospitals reporting CPT 20605. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 20605 at Ascension Providence

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield 872_blue cross blue shield myblueheath 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$20.78	$20.78	$20.78 – $20.78
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield 975_bcbs star outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$23.54	$23.54	$23.54 – $23.54
3	Molina 908_molina chip outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$23.54	$23.54	$23.54 – $23.54
4	Superior Healthplan 904_superior star outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$23.54	$23.54	$23.54 – $23.54
5	Superior Healthplan 907_superior star plus outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$23.54	$23.54	$23.54 – $23.54
6	UnitedHealthcare 906_uhc star plus outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$23.54	$23.54	$23.54 – $23.54
7	UnitedHealthcare 909_uhc star kids outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient	$23.54	$23.54	$23.54 – $23.54
8	UnitedHealthcare 928_uhc star outpatient 20250701 fee schedule · outpatient	$23.54	$23.54	$23.54 – $23.54
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield 871_blue cross blue shield advantage hmo 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$25.98	$25.98	$25.98 – $25.98
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield 870_blue cross blue shield hmo essentials 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$44.17	$44.17	$44.17 – $44.17
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield 869_blue cross blue shield ppo 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$49.10	$49.10	$49.10 – $49.10
12	Tricare 877_tricare outpatient 20250101 other · outpatient	$289.31	$289.31	$289.31 – $289.31
13	Tricare 986_tricare inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$289.31	$289.31	$289.31 – $289.31
14	WellCare 918_wellcare allwell medicare advantage outpatient 20250101 other · outpatient	$289.31	$289.31	$289.31 – $289.31
15	WellCare 994_wellcare allwell medicare advantage inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$289.31	$289.31	$289.31 – $289.31
16	Aetna 880_medicare advantage aetna outpatient 20250101 other · outpatient	$295.10	$295.10	$295.10 – $295.10
17	Aetna 989_medicare advantage aetna inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$295.10	$295.10	$295.10 – $295.10
18	UnitedHealthcare 883_medicare advantage united healthcare outpatient 20250101 other · outpatient	$295.10	$295.10	$295.10 – $295.10
19	UnitedHealthcare 991_medicare advantage united healthcare inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$295.10	$295.10	$295.10 – $295.10
20	Ambetter 876_superior ambetter outpatient 20250101 other · outpatient	$433.97	$433.97	$433.97 – $433.97
21	Ambetter 985_superior ambetter inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$433.97	$433.97	$433.97 – $433.97

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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