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HC ARTHOCENTESIS, INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA
Raceland, LA
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Ochsner Bayou Llc’s median price of $460 is 20% above the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 59% 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: 12 payers, 14 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 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $189.64 | $252.21 | $170.66 – $379.28 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $182.74 | $255.83 | $182.74 – $365.47 |
| 3 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $190.03 | $262.64 | $182.74 – $380.06 |
| 4 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $219.44 | $263.33 | $219.44 – $329.16 |
| 5 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $188.22 | $263.50 | $188.22 – $376.43 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $188.22 | $263.50 | $188.22 – $376.43 |
| 7 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $190.03 | $266.04 | $190.03 – $380.06 |
| 8 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $190.03 | $266.04 | $190.03 – $380.06 |
| 9 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $521.05 | $729.47 | $521.05 – $1,042 |
| 10 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $551.70 | $772.38 | $551.70 – $1,103 |
| 11 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $586.64 | $821.30 | $586.64 – $1,173 |
| 12 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $790.76 | $859.93 | $659.35 – $1,232 |
| 13 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,699 | $3,239 | $2,699 – $4,049 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,918 | $3,502 | $2,918 – $4,377 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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