Joint or bursa drainage or injection without ultrasound guidance at University of Alabama Hospital

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT MAJOR

Birmingham, AL

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University of Alabama Hospital’s median price of $899 is 129% above the median hospital's median price ($393), higher than 82% of the 2,601 hospitals reporting CPT 20610. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 20610 at University of Alabama Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 16 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	Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$243.14	$243.14	$243.14 – $243.14
2	Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$264.28	$264.28	$264.28 – $264.28
3	Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$264.28	$264.28	$264.28 – $264.28
4	Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$282.78	$282.78	$282.78 – $282.78
5	Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$285.42	$285.42	$285.42 – $285.42
6	Ambetter commercial-exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$363.38	$363.38	$363.38 – $363.38
7	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$575.34	$1,429	$442.65 – $4,393
8	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$645.38	$1,602	$496.54 – $4,928
9	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$645.38	$1,602	$496.54 – $4,928
10	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$708.86	$1,760	$545.38 – $5,412
11	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$708.86	$1,760	$545.38 – $5,412
12	Cigna new business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$806.73	$2,003	$620.67 – $6,159
13	MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$867.56	$2,154	$667.48 – $6,624
14	MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$867.56	$2,154	$667.48 – $6,624
15	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$899.30	$2,233	$691.90 – $6,866
16	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$942.04	$2,339	$724.79 – $7,193

Last updated: Feb 19, 2026

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