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Original text from hospital filings
HC ER ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT W/O US GUID
Lexington, NC
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Lexington Medical Center’s median price of $294 is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($393), higher than 25% 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: 11 payers, 37 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 | $129.59 | $129.59 | $129.59 – $129.59 |
| 2 | WellCare medicaid managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $129.59 | $129.59 | $129.59 – $129.59 |
| 3 | Medcost employee managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $149.14 | $149.14 | $149.14 – $149.14 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue local individual percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $153.57 | $153.57 | $145.05 – $162.08 |
| 5 | Medcost employee managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $189.32 | $189.32 | $189.32 – $189.32 |
| 6 | Aetna ivl exchange percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $193.40 | $193.40 | $193.40 – $193.40 |
| 7 | Ambetter managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $195.45 | $195.45 | $195.45 – $195.45 |
| 8 | Aetna ivl exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $203.62 | $203.62 | $203.62 – $203.62 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hpn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $207.33 | $207.33 | $196.47 – $218.19 |
| 10 | Oscar managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $217.92 | $217.92 | $217.92 – $217.92 |
| 11 | Medcost ultra managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $230.18 | $230.18 | $230.18 – $230.18 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $234.23 | $234.23 | $221.94 – $246.52 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $246.52 | $246.52 | $233.31 – $259.73 |
| 14 | Medcost ultra managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $255.38 | $255.38 | $255.38 – $255.38 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare iex individual percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $267.63 | $267.63 | $267.63 – $267.63 |
| 16 | Aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient | $285.75 | $285.75 | $285.75 – $285.75 |
| 17 | Cigna medicare advantage other · outpatient | $285.75 | $285.75 | $285.75 – $285.75 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $285.75 | $285.75 | $285.75 – $285.75 |
| 19 | Humana medicare advantage other · outpatient | $291.47 | $291.47 | $291.47 – $291.47 |
| 20 | Cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $296.24 | $296.24 | $296.24 – $296.24 |
| 21 | Oscar managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $299.64 | $299.64 | $299.64 – $299.64 |
| 22 | Cigna managed care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $301.68 | $301.68 | $301.68 – $301.68 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $305.09 | $305.09 | $305.09 – $305.09 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage other · outpatient | $428.63 | $428.63 | $428.63 – $428.63 |
| 25 | Aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $441.29 | $441.29 | $441.29 – $441.29 |
Last updated: Oct 8, 2025
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