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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HC ER ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT W/O US GUID
Lincolnton, NC
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Atrium Health Hospitals Inc’s median price of $506 is 29% above the median hospital's median price ($393), higher than 60% 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: 13 payers, 64 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 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $38.13 | $38.13 | $38.13 – $38.13 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $38.13 | $38.13 | $38.13 – $38.13 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $38.13 | $38.13 | $38.13 – $38.13 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $41.53 | $41.53 | $41.53 – $41.53 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $42.36 | $42.36 | $42.36 – $42.36 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $42.98 | $42.98 | $42.98 – $42.98 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $43.10 | $43.10 | $43.10 – $43.10 |
| 8 | Ambetter individual commercial fee schedule · both | $77.72 | $77.72 | $77.72 – $77.72 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nc local group commercial fee schedule · both | $111.17 | $111.17 | $111.17 – $111.17 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare iex commercial fee schedule · both | $113.89 | $113.89 | $113.89 – $113.89 |
| 11 | Medcost ppo fee schedule · both | $116.24 | $116.24 | $116.24 – $116.24 |
| 12 | Medcost ultra fee schedule · both | $116.24 | $116.24 | $116.24 – $116.24 |
| 13 | Bcbs Nc local individual commercial fee schedule · both | $117.47 | $117.47 | $117.47 – $117.47 |
| 14 | Aetna north carolina preferred plus fee schedule · both | $123.69 | $123.69 | $123.69 – $123.69 |
| 15 | Aetna broad network fee schedule · both | $136.47 | $136.47 | $136.47 – $136.47 |
| 16 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $139.83 | $139.83 | $139.83 – $139.83 |
| 17 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $142.43 | $142.43 | $142.43 – $142.43 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nc hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $146.29 | $146.29 | $146.29 – $146.29 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare hmo-ppo managed care fee schedule · both | $148.16 | $148.16 | $148.16 – $148.16 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $206.15 | $206.15 | $206.15 – $206.15 |
| 21 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $282.47 | $282.47 | $282.47 – $282.47 |
| 22 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $286.62 | $286.62 | $286.62 – $286.62 |
| 23 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $290.78 | $290.78 | $290.78 – $290.78 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $291.63 | $291.63 | $291.63 – $291.63 |
| 25 | Aetna connected north carolina individual hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $328.49 | $328.49 | $328.49 – $328.49 |
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025
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