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HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT
Lafayette, LA
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Lafayette General Medical Center Inc’s median price of $269 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($393), higher than 19% of the 2,601 hospitals reporting CPT 20610. 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, 15 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 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $147.62 | $147.62 | $98.41 – $196.83 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $147.62 | $147.62 | $98.41 – $196.83 |
| 3 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $147.62 | $147.62 | $98.41 – $196.83 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $147.62 | $147.62 | $98.41 – $196.83 |
| 5 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $254.39 | $244.93 | $169.59 – $402.88 |
| 6 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $335.74 | $335.74 | $268.59 – $402.88 |
| 7 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $335.74 | $335.74 | $268.59 – $402.88 |
| 8 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $335.74 | $335.74 | $268.59 – $402.88 |
| 9 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $335.74 | $335.74 | $268.59 – $402.88 |
| 10 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $335.74 | $335.74 | $268.59 – $402.89 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $335.74 | $335.74 | $268.59 – $402.88 |
| 12 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $352.53 | $352.53 | $282.02 – $423.03 |
| 13 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $718.15 | $718.15 | $478.76 – $957.53 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,443 | $1,443 | $1,154 – $1,731 |
| 15 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,043 | $2,043 | $1,634 – $2,451 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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