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 FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BX W/O IMG GDN EA ADDL
Saratoga Springs, NY
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Saratoga Hospital’s median price of $613 is 33% above the median hospital's median price ($461), higher than 56% of the 1,449 hospitals reporting CPT 10004. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 17 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 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $41.06 | $41.06 | $41.06 – $41.06 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $54.24 | $54.24 | $54.24 – $54.24 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $56.95 | $56.95 | $56.95 – $56.95 |
| 4 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $177.00 | $177.00 | $177.00 – $177.00 |
| 5 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $200.60 | $200.60 | $200.60 – $200.60 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $200.60 | $200.60 | $200.60 – $200.60 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all products facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $212.40 | $212.40 | $212.40 – $212.40 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $613.30 | $613.30 | $613.30 – $613.30 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $613.30 | $613.30 | $613.30 – $613.30 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essential plans aliessa facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,135 | $1,135 | $1,135 – $1,135 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essential plans non aliessa facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,135 | $1,135 | $1,135 – $1,135 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield senior blue ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,266 | $1,266 | $1,266 – $1,266 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access small group facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,759 | $2,759 | $2,759 – $2,759 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access large group facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,931 | $2,931 | $2,931 – $2,931 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,020 | $3,020 | $3,020 – $3,020 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all products facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,262 | $3,262 | $3,262 – $3,262 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial all products facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,449 | $3,449 | $3,449 – $3,449 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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