Ultrasound-guided joint or bursa drainage or injection at Lancaster General Health

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HC US SMALL JOINT INJ/ASP

Lancaster, PA

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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $517 is 25% above the median hospital's median price ($413), higher than 59% of the 2,136 hospitals reporting CPT 20604. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 20604 at Lancaster General Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 38 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	Medicaid medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
2	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas medicaid hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
3	Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$281	$289	$77	27%	—	$180 – $421
4	Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$309	$340	$62	18%	—	$309 – $463
5	Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$312	$343	$62	18%	—	$312 – $468
6	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$312	$343	$62	18%	—	$312 – $468
7	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$315	$346	$63	18%	—	$315 – $472
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$317	$348	$63	18%	—	$317 – $475
9	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$318	$350	$64	18%	—	$318 – $477
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$318	$350	$64	18%	—	$318 – $477
11	Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$321	$353	$64	18%	—	$321 – $482
12	Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$327	$360	$65	18%	—	$327 – $491
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$351	$432	$230	53%	—	$98 – $714
14	Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient	$520	$640	$340	53%	—	$145 – $1.1k
15	Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient	$608	$669	$122	18%	—	$608 – $912
16	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$853	$673	$297	44%	—	$255 – $912
17	Aetna aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$703	$703	$24	3%	—	$679 – $726
18	Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient	$625	$769	$409	53%	—	$175 – $1.3k
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid mco facility · case rate · outpatient	$854	$854	—	—	—	$854 – $854
20	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid mco facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$854	$854	—	—	—	$854 – $854
21	Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient	$718	$883	$470	53%	—	$201 – $1.5k
22	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$810	$996	$530	53%	—	$226 – $1.6k
23	Aetna aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.4k	$1.0k	$579	57%	—	$203 – $1.5k
24	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1.1k	$1.1k	$36	3%	—	$1.0k – $1.1k
25	Cigna cigna new business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$867	$1.1k	$568	53%	—	$242 – $1.8k

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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