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PR DRAIN/INJECT INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA
Lafayette, LA
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University Hospital & Clinics, Inc.’s median price of $138 is 64% below the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 12% 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: 10 payers, 18 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 fee schedule · outpatient | $35.26 | $39.67 | $35.26 – $52.89 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $36.24 | $40.77 | $36.24 – $54.36 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $36.24 | $40.77 | $36.24 – $54.36 |
| 4 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $36.24 | $40.77 | $36.24 – $54.36 |
| 5 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $71.77 | $80.74 | $71.77 – $107.66 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $54.00 | $118.85 | $34.23 – $402.46 |
| 7 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $55.14 | $145.31 | $34.23 – $402.46 |
| 8 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $138.31 | $165.45 | $34.23 – $402.46 |
| 9 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $159.83 | $186.95 | $34.23 – $402.46 |
| 10 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $166.54 | $195.33 | $34.23 – $422.58 |
| 11 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $242.12 | $243.26 | $159.88 – $328.94 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $242.12 | $243.26 | $159.88 – $328.94 |
| 13 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $242.12 | $243.26 | $159.88 – $328.94 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $242.12 | $243.26 | $159.88 – $328.94 |
| 15 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $335.38 | $335.38 | $268.30 – $402.45 |
| 16 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $720.53 | $723.94 | $475.79 – $978.91 |
| 17 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,240 | $1,240 | $992.00 – $1,488 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,255 | $1,255 | $1,004 – $1,506 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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