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
Chalmette, LA
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Hospital Service District Of The Parish Of St. Bernard, State Of Louisiana’s median price of $305 is 20% below the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 31% 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, 14 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 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $219.44 | $219.44 | $219.44 – $219.44 |
| 2 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $257.48 | $257.48 | $257.48 – $257.48 |
| 3 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $271.03 | $271.03 | $271.03 – $271.03 |
| 4 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $271.03 | $271.03 | $271.03 – $271.03 |
| 5 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $271.03 | $271.03 | $271.03 – $271.03 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $360.11 | $360.11 | $271.03 – $449.18 |
| 7 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $408.81 | $407.84 | $271.03 – $474.80 |
| 8 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $417.87 | $417.87 | $271.03 – $564.70 |
| 9 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $457.59 | $457.59 | $305.06 – $610.11 |
| 10 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $457.59 | $457.59 | $305.06 – $610.11 |
| 11 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $457.59 | $457.59 | $305.06 – $610.11 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $457.59 | $457.59 | $305.06 – $610.11 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $864.95 | $864.95 | $576.63 – $1,153 |
| 14 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $954.53 | $954.53 | $636.35 – $1,273 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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