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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HC ARTHOCENTESIS, INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA
LULING, LA
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Hospital Service District No. 1 Of The Parish Of St. Charles, State Of Louisiana’s median price of $408 is 6% above the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 54% of the 2,518 hospitals reporting CPT 20605. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 16 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 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $208.45 | $227.35 | $106.27 – $386.22 |
| 2 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $274.30 | $274.30 | $219.44 – $329.16 |
| 3 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 4 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 5 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $457.05 | $457.05 | $304.70 – $609.40 |
| 8 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $457.05 | $457.05 | $304.70 – $609.40 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $457.05 | $457.05 | $304.70 – $609.40 |
| 10 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $470.76 | $470.76 | $313.84 – $627.68 |
| 11 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $432.45 | $494.12 | $271.03 – $685.65 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $805.20 | $805.20 | $536.80 – $1,074 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $847.50 | $847.50 | $678.00 – $1,017 |
| 14 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $855.53 | $855.53 | $570.35 – $1,141 |
| 15 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $997.50 | $997.50 | $798.00 – $1,197 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,351 | $1,351 | $1,081 – $1,622 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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