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
PR FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BX W/US GDN 1ST LESION
Middlebury, VT
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Porter Hospital Inc’s median price of $207 is 77% below the median hospital's median price ($902), higher than 6% of the 2,359 hospitals reporting CPT 10005. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 21 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 tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $64.19 | $64.19 | $64.19 – $64.19 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $67.57 | $67.57 | $67.57 – $67.57 |
| 3 | Bcbs Vt medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $77.71 | $77.71 | $77.71 – $77.71 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $86.64 | $86.64 | $86.64 – $86.64 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $107.50 | $107.50 | $98.78 – $116.21 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $126.03 | $126.03 | $126.03 – $126.03 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $131.32 | $131.32 | $131.32 – $131.32 |
| 8 | Bcbs Vt indemnity/the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $153.91 | $153.91 | $153.91 – $153.91 |
| 9 | MultiPlan group health professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $161.50 | $161.50 | $161.50 – $161.50 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $209.58 | $209.58 | $209.58 – $209.58 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $295.81 | $295.81 | $295.81 – $295.81 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $515.59 | $515.59 | $515.59 – $515.59 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $515.59 | $515.59 | $515.59 – $515.59 |
| 14 | Bcbs Vt medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $526.56 | $526.56 | $526.56 – $526.56 |
| 15 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $668.41 | $668.41 | $668.41 – $668.41 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $855.66 | $855.66 | $855.66 – $855.66 |
| 17 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $955.49 | $955.49 | $955.49 – $955.49 |
| 18 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $955.49 | $955.49 | $955.49 – $955.49 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $997.72 | $997.72 | $997.72 – $997.72 |
| 20 | MultiPlan group health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,042 | $1,042 | $1,042 – $1,042 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,086 | $1,086 | $1,086 – $1,086 |
Last updated: Apr 28, 2026
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