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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10005 - FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BX W-US GDN 1ST LESION
Smith, AR
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Baptist Health - Fort Smith’s median price of $878 is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($902), higher than 46% of the 2,359 hospitals reporting CPT 10005. 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, 9 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 | Caresource all fee schedule · outpatient | $317.63 | $317.63 | $317.63 – $317.63 |
| 2 | Humana all fee schedule · outpatient | $692.74 | $692.74 | $692.74 – $692.74 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all fee schedule · outpatient | $699.60 | $699.60 | $699.60 – $699.60 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all fee schedule · outpatient | $709.41 | $709.41 | $709.41 – $709.41 |
| 5 | WellCare all fee schedule · outpatient | $730.26 | $730.26 | $730.26 – $730.26 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all case rate · outpatient | $1,039 | $1,039 | $1,026 – $1,053 |
| 7 | Ambetter all fee schedule · outpatient | $1,096 | $1,096 | $1,096 – $1,096 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all case rate · outpatient | $1,511 | $1,511 | $1,511 – $1,511 |
| 9 | Cigna all case rate · outpatient | $2,184 | $2,184 | $2,184 – $2,184 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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