Ultrasound-guided joint or bursa drainage or injection at MVHS, Inc.

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 Drain/Inj Small Joint/Bursa W/US

Utica, NY

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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $391 is 5% below the median hospital's median price ($413), higher than 48% 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 MVHS, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 23 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 uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient	$55	$55	—	—	—	$55 – $55
2	UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial per diem · inpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
3	UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial per diem · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
4	Humana humana military other · outpatient	$332	$332	—	—	—	$332 – $332
5	Tricare humana military other · outpatient	$332	$332	—	—	—	$332 – $332
6	Excellus excellus bcbs medicare advantage other · outpatient	$383	$383	—	—	—	$383 – $383
7	Humana humana medicare advantage other · outpatient	$383	$383	—	—	—	$383 – $383
8	Medicare medicare other · outpatient	$383	$383	—	—	—	$383 – $383
9	Optum vaccn optum other · outpatient	$383	$383	—	—	—	$383 – $383
10	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage other · outpatient	$387	$387	—	—	—	$387 – $387
11	Aetna aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient	$391	$391	—	—	—	$391 – $391
12	WellCare wellcare medicare advantage other · outpatient	$395	$395	—	—	—	$395 – $395
13	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$474	$474	—	—	—	$474 – $474
14	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$718	$718	—	—	—	$718 – $718
15	Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
16	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial other · outpatient	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
17	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
18	Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
20	Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
21	Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
22	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k
23	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k

Last updated: Aug 7, 2026

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