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.
Original text from hospital filings
HC ARTHOCENTESIS, INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA
Orleans, LA
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation’s median price of $271 is 29% below the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 21% 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 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $74.34 | $74.34 | $49.56 – $99.12 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $74.34 | $74.34 | $49.56 – $99.12 |
| 3 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $76.58 | $76.58 | $51.05 – $102.10 |
| 4 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $76.58 | $76.58 | $51.05 – $102.10 |
| 5 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $186.57 | $187.68 | $124.38 – $406.55 |
| 6 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $215.22 | $235.82 | $106.27 – $406.55 |
| 7 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $261.75 | $266.42 | $168.26 – $373.92 |
| 8 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $274.30 | $274.30 | $219.44 – $329.16 |
| 9 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 10 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 11 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $369.00 | $369.00 | $246.00 – $492.00 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $393.60 | $393.60 | $262.40 – $524.80 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,365 | $2,389 | $1,817 – $3,008 |
| 14 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $3,995 | $3,995 | $3,196 – $4,794 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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