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HC ARTHOCENTESIS, INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA
Lafayette, LA
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Lafayette General Medical Center Inc’s median price of $269 is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 20% 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: 10 payers, 18 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 fee schedule · outpatient | $35.26 | $35.26 | $35.26 – $35.26 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $36.24 | $36.24 | $36.24 – $36.24 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $36.24 | $36.24 | $36.24 – $36.24 |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $145.97 | $145.97 | $97.31 – $194.63 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $145.97 | $145.97 | $97.31 – $194.63 |
| 6 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $145.97 | $145.97 | $97.31 – $194.63 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $145.97 | $145.97 | $97.31 – $194.63 |
| 8 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $155.36 | $178.77 | $34.23 – $402.88 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $268.59 | $191.59 | $36.24 – $402.88 |
| 10 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $268.59 | $213.19 | $34.23 – $402.88 |
| 11 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $268.59 | $216.34 | $34.23 – $402.88 |
| 12 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $268.59 | $248.58 | $34.23 – $402.88 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $268.59 | $256.08 | $71.77 – $402.88 |
| 14 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $282.02 | $260.66 | $34.23 – $423.03 |
| 15 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $268.59 | $302.17 | $268.59 – $402.89 |
| 16 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $710.13 | $710.13 | $473.42 – $946.84 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,154 | $1,298 | $1,154 – $1,731 |
| 18 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,634 | $1,838 | $1,634 – $2,451 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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