Tendon injection at origin or insertion at Northside Hospital, Inc.

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INJ SGL TENDON ORIG/INSERTN

Duluth, GA

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Northside Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $2.3k is 541% above the median hospital's median price ($359), higher than 93% of the 2,145 hospitals reporting CPT 20551. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 20551 at Northside Hospital, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 14 payers, 74 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	Caresource caresource marketplace percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$386	$386	—	—	—	$386 – $386
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs prudt buyer percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$723	$723	—	—	—	$723 – $723
3	MultiPlan multiplan ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$882	$882	—	—	—	$882 – $882
4	MultiPlan multiplan ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$882	$882	—	—	—	$882 – $882
5	MultiPlan multiplan workers comp percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$882	$882	—	—	—	$882 – $882
6	MultiPlan multiplan workers comp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$882	$882	—	—	—	$882 – $882
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs_pathway case rate · outpatient	$1.7k	$1.7k	—	—	—	$1.7k – $1.7k
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs_pathway-l case rate · outpatient	$1.7k	$1.7k	—	—	—	$1.7k – $1.7k
9	UnitedHealthcare uhc ga individual exchange case rate · outpatient	$1.8k	$1.8k	—	—	—	$1.8k – $1.8k
10	UnitedHealthcare uhc heritage select case rate · outpatient	$2.0k	$2.0k	—	—	—	$2.0k – $2.0k
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare advantage-p fee schedule · outpatient	$2.0k	$2.0k	$1.7k	85%	—	$303 – $3.8k
12	Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$2.0k	$2.0k	$1.7k	85%	—	$303 – $3.8k
13	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$2.0k	$2.0k	$1.7k	85%	—	$303 – $3.8k
14	Aetna aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$2.1k	$2.1k	$1.8k	85%	—	$306 – $3.8k
15	Humana humana medicare advantage hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$2.1k	$2.1k	$1.8k	85%	—	$306 – $3.8k
16	Kaiser kaiser medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$2.1k	$2.1k	$1.8k	85%	—	$312 – $3.9k
17	WellCare wellcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$2.1k	$2.1k	$1.8k	85%	—	$312 – $3.9k
18	Humana humana medicare advantage ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$2.1k	$2.1k	$1.8k	85%	—	$315 – $3.9k
19	Kaiser kaiser_sf case rate · outpatient	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	—	$2.2k – $2.2k
20	Kaiser kaiser_sf-aga case rate · outpatient	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	—	$2.2k – $2.2k
21	Kaiser kaiser_sf-bariatric case rate · outpatient	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	—	$2.2k – $2.2k
22	Kaiser kaiser_sf-gcs case rate · outpatient	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	—	$2.2k – $2.2k
23	Kaiser kaiser_sf-gpg/noas case rate · outpatient	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	—	$2.2k – $2.2k
24	Kaiser kaiser_sf-gynonc case rate · outpatient	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	—	$2.2k – $2.2k
25	Kaiser kaiser_sf-melanoma case rate · outpatient	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	—	$2.2k – $2.2k

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Last updated: Feb 14, 2026

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