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.
Original text from hospital filings
DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA
ST, LA
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Kaplan General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $117 is 69% below the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 10% 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: 2 payers, 2 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 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $112.54 | $112.54 | $107.83 – $117.24 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $194.00 | $194.00 | $194.00 – $194.00 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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