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 ARTHOCENTESIS, INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA
Houma, LA
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Southern Regional Medical Corporation’s median price of $407 is 6% above the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 54% 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: 12 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 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $135.79 | $136.53 | $106.27 – $168.26 |
| 2 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $190.28 | $190.28 | $126.85 – $253.71 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $190.28 | $190.28 | $126.85 – $253.71 |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $195.99 | $195.99 | $130.66 – $261.32 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $195.99 | $195.99 | $130.66 – $261.32 |
| 6 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $274.30 | $274.30 | $219.44 – $329.16 |
| 7 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 8 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $338.79 | $338.79 | $271.03 – $406.55 |
| 9 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $535.50 | $535.50 | $357.00 – $714.00 |
| 10 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $536.22 | $536.22 | $357.48 – $714.95 |
| 11 | First Health all payor other · outpatient | $571.20 | $571.20 | $380.80 – $761.60 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $540.97 | $591.51 | $271.03 – $1,013 |
| 13 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $607.95 | $668.66 | $271.03 – $941.79 |
| 14 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,650 | $1,650 | $1,320 – $1,980 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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