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.
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Removal of fluid-filled sac from joint at front of knee
Temecula, CA
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Temecula Valley Hospital’s median price of $278 is 92% below the median hospital's median price ($3.4k), higher than 1% of the 1,774 hospitals reporting CPT 27340. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 8 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 medicaid fee schedule · both | $211 | $211 | — | — | — | $211 – $211 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid case rate · both | $215 | $215 | — | — | — | $215 – $215 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid fee schedule · both | $266 | $266 | — | — | — | $266 – $266 |
| 4 | Anthem managed_care case rate · both | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 5 | Aetna managed_care case rate · both | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare managed_care case rate · both | $8.8k | $8.8k | — | — | — | $8.8k – $8.8k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield qhp case rate · both | $9.4k | $9.4k | — | — | — | $9.4k – $9.4k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed_care case rate · both | $10.4k | $10.4k | — | — | — | $10.4k – $10.4k |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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