Ultrasound-guided joint or bursa drainage or injection at Mount Carmel East

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Small Joint/Bursa W/Ultrasound Guidance Rt

Columbus, OH

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Mount Carmel East’s median price of $584 is 42% above the median hospital's median price ($413), higher than 64% 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 Mount Carmel East

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 20 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	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both	$285	$285	—	—	—	$285 – $285
2	Anthem anthem bcbs medicare advantage facility · other · both	$285	$285	—	—	—	$285 – $285
3	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both	$290	$290	—	—	—	$290 – $290
4	Medical Mutual medical mutual medicare advantage facility · other · both	$290	$290	—	—	—	$290 – $290
5	Aetna aetna better health medicare advantage facility · other · both	$299	$299	—	—	—	$299 – $299
6	Molina molina medicare advantage facility · other · both	$299	$299	—	—	—	$299 – $299
7	Caresource caresource medicare advantage facility · other · both	$299	$299	—	—	—	$299 – $299
8	Aetna aetna asa meritain facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$328	$383	$77	20%	—	$328 – $493
9	Medcost cofinity facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$341	$398	$81	20%	—	$341 – $512
10	Humana choice care humana facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$374	$436	$88	20%	—	$374 – $561
11	Humana humana one facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$374	$436	$88	20%	—	$374 – $561
12	First Health aetna first health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$385	$450	$91	20%	—	$385 – $578
13	Oscar oscar facility · other · both	$479	$479	—	—	—	$479 – $479
14	Anthem anthem bcbs pathway hmo facility · other · both	$518	$518	—	—	—	$518 – $518
15	Caresource caresource marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$534	$623	$126	20%	—	$534 – $801
16	Medical Mutual medical mutual ohio health traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$556	$649	$131	20%	—	$556 – $835
17	MultiPlan multiplan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$584	$682	$138	20%	—	$584 – $877
18	Phcs multiplan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$584	$682	$138	20%	—	$584 – $877
19	Medical Mutual medical mutual medflex facility · other · both	$727	$727	—	—	—	$727 – $727
20	Aetna aetnaio health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$731	$853	$173	20%	—	$731 – $1.1k
21	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$731	$853	$173	20%	—	$731 – $1.1k
22	Anthem anthem bcbs blue trad facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$731	$853	$173	20%	—	$731 – $1.1k
23	Humana humana medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$731	$853	$173	20%	—	$731 – $1.1k
24	Anthem anthem bcbs pathway grp hmo facility · other · both	$918	$918	—	—	—	$918 – $918
25	Medical Mutual medical mutual oh supermed ppo pos hmo facility · other · both	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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