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10021 - FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BX W/O IMAGING GUIDANCE FIRST LESION
Charleston, WV
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Charleston Area Medical Center’s median price of $163 is 65% below the median hospital's median price ($463), higher than 11% of the 2,193 hospitals reporting CPT 10021. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 42 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 | Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · inpatient | $31.22 | $31.22 | $31.22 – $31.22 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · both | $42.21 | $42.21 | $42.21 – $42.21 |
| 3 | Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · outpatient | $43.47 | $43.47 | $43.47 – $43.47 |
| 4 | Aetna commercial fee schedule · both | $56.10 | $56.10 | $56.10 – $56.10 |
| 5 | Highmark ppo aca fee schedule · both | $77.24 | $77.24 | $77.24 – $77.24 |
| 6 | Highmark ppo/pos fee schedule · both | $77.24 | $77.24 | $77.24 – $77.24 |
| 7 | Highmark traditional fee schedule · both | $77.24 | $77.24 | $77.24 – $77.24 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $94.95 | $94.95 | $94.95 – $94.95 |
| 9 | Highmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $94.95 | $94.95 | $94.95 – $94.95 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $94.95 | $94.95 | $94.95 – $94.95 |
| 11 | Highmark medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $66.00 | $95.83 | $66.00 – $155.50 |
| 12 | Aetna Better Health chip percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $66.53 | $96.60 | $66.53 – $156.74 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $97.80 | $97.80 | $97.80 – $97.80 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $73.92 | $107.33 | $73.92 – $174.16 |
| 15 | Caresource commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $142.43 | $142.43 | $142.43 – $142.43 |
| 16 | Tricare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $168.30 | $168.30 | $116.40 – $220.20 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $114.08 | $180.98 | $67.98 – $427.78 |
| 18 | Tricare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $265.80 | $272.25 | $158.40 – $399.00 |
| 19 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $274.89 | $274.89 | $190.12 – $359.66 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $277.70 | $277.70 | $192.06 – $363.33 |
| 21 | Caresource commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $243.88 | $312.94 | $99.00 – $665.00 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $341.74 | $352.28 | $73.92 – $651.70 |
| 23 | Highmark ppo aca percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $356.75 | $365.41 | $212.60 – $535.52 |
| 24 | Tricare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $373.20 | $373.20 | $373.20 – $373.20 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $434.14 | $403.73 | $94.95 – $651.70 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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