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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HC ARTHOCENTESIS, INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA
Bay St. Louis, MS
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Ochsner Medical Center � Hancock Llc’s median price of $402 is 5% above the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 53% 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: 10 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 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $295.80 | $295.80 | $197.20 – $394.40 |
| 2 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $304.92 | $304.92 | $243.93 – $365.90 |
| 3 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $301.45 | $308.24 | $219.44 – $410.61 |
| 4 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 5 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 6 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 8 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 9 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $342.18 | $342.18 | $273.74 – $410.61 |
| 10 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $473.28 | $473.28 | $315.52 – $631.04 |
| 11 | Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $542.07 | $542.07 | $433.65 – $650.48 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $595.30 | $595.30 | $396.87 – $793.73 |
| 13 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $699.32 | $720.45 | $491.84 – $991.31 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,063 | $2,063 | $1,650 – $2,475 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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