Additional fine needle aspiration biopsy with ultrasound guidance at Porter Hospital Inc

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PR FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BX W/US GDN EA ADDL

Middlebury, VT

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Porter Hospital Inc’s median price of $111 is 84% below the median hospital's median price ($706), higher than 17% of the 2,036 hospitals reporting CPT 10006. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 10006 at Porter Hospital Inc

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 20 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	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both	$39.34	$39.34	$39.34 – $39.34
2	Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both	$43.92	$43.92	$43.92 – $43.92
3	Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$46.23	$46.23	$46.23 – $46.23
4	Bcbs Vt medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$53.16	$53.16	$53.16 – $53.16
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both	$56.51	$56.51	$56.51 – $56.51
6	Bcbs Vt indemnity/the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both	$72.60	$72.60	$72.60 – $72.60
7	UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both	$73.34	$73.34	$67.39 – $79.29
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$93.47	$93.47	$93.47 – $93.47
9	Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$98.46	$98.46	$98.46 – $98.46
10	MultiPlan group health professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$114.95	$114.95	$114.95 – $114.95
11	UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$129.33	$129.33	$129.33 – $129.33
12	Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$168.26	$168.26	$168.26 – $168.26
13	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$168.26	$168.26	$168.26 – $168.26
14	Bcbs Vt medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$171.84	$171.84	$171.84 – $171.84
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$279.24	$279.24	$279.24 – $279.24
16	Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$311.82	$311.82	$311.82 – $311.82
17	Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$311.82	$311.82	$311.82 – $311.82
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$325.60	$325.60	$325.60 – $325.60
19	MultiPlan group health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$340.10	$340.10	$340.10 – $340.10
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$354.42	$354.42	$354.42 – $354.42

Last updated: Apr 28, 2026

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