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Inject/Aspirate Joint - Large
Philadelphia, PA
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The’s median price of $899 is 128% above the median hospital's median price ($393), higher than 82% 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: 9 payers, 13 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 all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $473.09 | $473.09 | $473.09 – $473.09 |
| 2 | Bcbs Nj all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $634.50 | $634.50 | $634.50 – $634.50 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $720.06 | $720.06 | $720.06 – $720.06 |
| 4 | Highmark all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $898.73 | $762.72 | $490.71 – $898.73 |
| 5 | Aetna all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $898.73 | $898.73 | $898.73 – $898.73 |
| 6 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $898.73 | $898.73 | $898.73 – $898.73 |
| 7 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $898.73 | $898.73 | $898.73 – $898.73 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $988.60 | $988.60 | $988.60 – $988.60 |
| 9 | First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,168 | $1,168 | $1,168 – $1,168 |
| 10 | MultiPlan all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,438 | $1,438 | $1,438 – $1,438 |
| 11 | Aetna all plan types case rate · outpatient | $2,578 | $2,578 | $2,578 – $2,578 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types case rate · outpatient | $2,586 | $2,586 | $700.00 – $4,472 |
| 13 | Highmark all plan types case rate · outpatient | $4,687 | $4,687 | $4,687 – $4,687 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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