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
HC ARTHROCENTESIS INTERMED JOINT W/O US
Lexington, NC
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Lexington Medical Center’s median price of $225 is 41% below the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 18% 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: 11 payers, 34 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $95.91 | $95.91 | $95.91 – $95.91 |
| 2 | WellCare medicaid managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $95.91 | $95.91 | $95.91 – $95.91 |
| 3 | Medcost employee managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $110.38 | $110.38 | $110.38 – $110.38 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue local individual percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $113.65 | $113.65 | $107.35 – $119.95 |
| 5 | Medcost employee managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $140.11 | $140.11 | $140.11 – $140.11 |
| 6 | Aetna ivl exchange percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $143.14 | $143.14 | $143.14 – $143.14 |
| 7 | Ambetter managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $144.65 | $144.65 | $144.65 – $144.65 |
| 8 | Aetna ivl exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $150.70 | $150.70 | $150.70 – $150.70 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hpn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $153.44 | $153.44 | $145.40 – $161.48 |
| 10 | Oscar managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $161.28 | $161.28 | $161.28 – $161.28 |
| 11 | Medcost ultra managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $170.35 | $170.35 | $170.35 – $170.35 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $173.35 | $173.35 | $164.25 – $182.45 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $182.45 | $182.45 | $172.67 – $192.23 |
| 14 | Medcost ultra managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $189.00 | $189.00 | $189.00 – $189.00 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare iex individual percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $198.07 | $198.07 | $198.07 – $198.07 |
| 16 | Cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $219.24 | $219.24 | $219.24 – $219.24 |
| 17 | Oscar managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $221.76 | $221.76 | $221.76 – $221.76 |
| 18 | Cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $223.27 | $223.27 | $223.27 – $223.27 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $225.79 | $225.79 | $225.79 – $225.79 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $285.74 | $285.74 | $285.74 – $285.74 |
| 21 | Humana medicare advantage other · outpatient | $291.47 | $291.47 | $291.47 – $291.47 |
| 22 | Aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $326.59 | $326.59 | $326.59 – $326.59 |
| 23 | Medcost mbs and leased managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $327.60 | $327.60 | $327.60 – $327.60 |
| 24 | Medcost mbs and leased managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $337.18 | $337.18 | $337.18 – $337.18 |
| 25 | Aetna nc+ preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $382.03 | $382.03 | $382.03 – $382.03 |
Last updated: Oct 8, 2025
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