Joint or bursa drainage or injection without ultrasound guidance at Bethesda Hospital

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US

BOYNTON BEACH, FL

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Bethesda Hospital’s median price of $656 is 71% above the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 75% 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 Bethesda Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 43 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	Medicaid simplyhlth md hmo nc fee schedule · both	$157.17	$157.17	$157.17 – $157.17
2	UnitedHealthcare united healthy kids fee schedule · both	$157.17	$157.17	$157.17 – $157.17
3	UnitedHealthcare united md hmo fee schedule · both	$157.17	$157.17	$157.17 – $157.17
4	WellCare well care md hmonc fee schedule · both	$157.17	$157.17	$157.17 – $157.17
5	Aetna aetna better health healthy kids fee schedule · both	$165.03	$165.03	$165.03 – $165.03
6	Aetna aetna better health medicaid fee schedule · both	$165.03	$165.03	$165.03 – $165.03
7	Medicaid prestige md hmo nc fee schedule · both	$172.89	$172.89	$172.89 – $172.89
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare ppo fee schedule · both	$320.54	$320.54	$320.54 – $320.54
9	Medica medica mcr hmo fee schedule · both	$320.54	$320.54	$320.54 – $320.54
10	Medicare simplyhlth mc hmo nc fee schedule · both	$320.54	$320.54	$320.54 – $320.54
11	UnitedHealthcare united hlth mc hmo fee schedule · both	$326.95	$326.95	$326.95 – $326.95
12	Humana careplus mc hmo fee schedule · both	$333.36	$333.36	$333.36 – $333.36
13	Humana humana medicare fee schedule · both	$333.36	$333.36	$333.36 – $333.36
14	Cigna cigna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$336.57	$336.57	$336.57 – $336.57
15	Aetna aetna medicare fee schedule · both	$359.01	$359.01	$359.01 – $359.01
16	Cigna cigna connect network exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$365.02	$365.02	$365.02 – $365.02
17	Cigna cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$365.02	$365.02	$365.02 – $365.02
18	Cigna cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$365.02	$365.02	$365.02 – $365.02
19	Medicare devoted health mc hmo fee schedule · both	$432.73	$432.73	$432.73 – $432.73
20	Aetna aetna hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$512.11	$716.95	$512.11 – $1,024
21	Aetna aetna tier 2 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$512.11	$716.95	$512.11 – $1,024
22	Aetna aetna hmo exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$562.96	$788.14	$562.96 – $1,126
23	UnitedHealthcare nhp hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$962.48	$962.48	$962.48 – $962.48
24	UnitedHealthcare united hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$962.48	$962.48	$962.48 – $962.48
25	UnitedHealthcare united ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$962.48	$962.48	$962.48 – $962.48

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Last updated: Mar 30, 2026

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