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Original text from hospital filings
Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); with ultrasound guidance, with permanent recording and reporting
HOUSTON, TX
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Hca Houston Healthcare West’s median price of $1.9k is 311% above the median hospital's median price ($463), higher than 91% of the 2,401 hospitals reporting CPT 20611. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 40 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 | UnitedHealthcare mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $50.80 | $50.80 | $50.80 – $50.80 |
| 2 | Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient | $52.07 | $52.07 | $52.07 – $52.07 |
| 3 | Molina star fee schedule · outpatient | $52.07 | $52.07 | $52.07 – $52.07 |
| 4 | Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $52.07 | $52.07 | $52.07 – $52.07 |
| 5 | Molina starplus fee schedule · outpatient | $52.07 | $52.07 | $52.07 – $52.07 |
| 6 | Humana mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $59.18 | $59.18 | $59.18 – $59.18 |
| 7 | Aetna Better Health mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $59.76 | $59.76 | $59.76 – $59.76 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $377.82 | $377.82 | $377.82 – $377.82 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bav fee schedule · outpatient | $416.02 | $416.02 | $416.02 – $416.02 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $441.67 | $441.67 | $441.67 – $441.67 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield eposoa fee schedule · outpatient | $462.60 | $462.60 | $462.60 – $462.60 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $483.53 | $483.53 | $483.53 – $483.53 |
| 13 | Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 14 | Superior Healthplan chpfc case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 15 | Superior Healthplan star case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 16 | Superior Healthplan starkids case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 17 | Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $1,120 | $1,120 | $1,120 – $1,120 |
| 19 | Aetna qhpexchange case rate · outpatient | $1,430 | $1,430 | $1,430 – $1,430 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $1,600 | $1,600 | $1,600 – $1,600 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkindivexchange case rate · outpatient | $1,702 | $1,702 | $1,702 – $1,702 |
| 22 | Aetna nbhmo case rate · outpatient | $1,899 | $1,899 | $1,899 – $1,899 |
| 23 | Aetna nbpos case rate · outpatient | $1,899 | $1,899 | $1,899 – $1,899 |
| 24 | Aetna commhmo case rate · outpatient | $2,017 | $2,017 | $2,017 – $2,017 |
| 25 | Aetna commpos case rate · outpatient | $2,017 | $2,017 | $2,017 – $2,017 |
Last updated: May 14, 2026
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