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HC Drain/Inject Intermediate Joint/Bursa
River, MA
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Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc.’s median price of $386 is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 51% 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: 8 payers, 12 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 aetna medicare managed care [101030101] fee schedule · outpatient | $350.52 | $350.52 | $350.52 – $350.52 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mass medicare managed care [101030201] fee schedule · outpatient | $350.52 | $350.52 | $350.52 – $350.52 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united medicare managed care [101031001] fee schedule · outpatient | $350.52 | $350.52 | $350.52 – $350.52 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united health one care [101031004] fee schedule · outpatient | $368.05 | $368.05 | $368.05 – $368.05 |
| 5 | Bcbs Ma bcbs massachusetts hmo [101040122] fee schedule · outpatient | $373.86 | $373.86 | $373.86 – $373.86 |
| 6 | Bcbs Ri bcbs rhode island hmo [101050101] fee schedule · outpatient | $448.29 | $448.29 | $448.29 – $448.29 |
| 7 | Phcs phcs [100012501] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $712.40 | $712.40 | $534.30 – $890.50 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna [100011201] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $721.17 | $721.17 | $540.88 – $901.46 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna [100010801] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $834.06 | $834.06 | $625.54 – $1,043 |
| 10 | First Health first health [100013001] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $834.06 | $834.06 | $625.54 – $1,043 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [101080105] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,219 | $1,219 | $1,219 – $1,219 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [101080105] fee schedule · outpatient | $1,790 | $1,790 | $1,790 – $1,790 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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