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
PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US
Burlington, VT
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University of Vermont Medical Center Inc’s median price of $199 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 16% 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: 7 payers, 25 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 managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $38.29 | $38.29 | $38.29 – $38.29 |
| 2 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $48.03 | $48.03 | $44.13 – $51.92 |
| 3 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $50.56 | $50.56 | $50.56 – $50.56 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $51.57 | $51.57 | $47.39 – $55.75 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $55.47 | $55.47 | $55.47 – $55.47 |
| 6 | Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $55.75 | $55.75 | $55.75 – $55.75 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $102.19 | $102.19 | $93.90 – $110.47 |
| 8 | Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $141.72 | $141.72 | $141.72 – $141.72 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $172.73 | $172.73 | $172.73 – $172.73 |
| 10 | Bcbs Vt indemnity professional · fee schedule · both | $199.01 | $199.01 | $199.01 – $199.01 |
| 11 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $199.01 | $199.01 | $199.01 – $199.01 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $199.01 | $199.01 | $199.01 – $199.01 |
| 13 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $202.16 | $202.16 | $202.16 – $202.16 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $244.26 | $244.26 | $244.26 – $244.26 |
| 15 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $295.19 | $295.19 | $295.19 – $295.19 |
| 16 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $338.49 | $338.49 | $338.49 – $338.49 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $338.49 | $338.49 | $338.49 – $338.49 |
| 18 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $346.56 | $346.56 | $346.56 – $346.56 |
| 19 | Cigna behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $433.20 | $433.20 | $433.20 – $433.20 |
| 20 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $553.05 | $553.05 | $553.05 – $553.05 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $563.16 | $563.16 | $563.16 – $563.16 |
| 22 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $626.70 | $626.70 | $626.70 – $626.70 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $651.97 | $651.97 | $651.97 – $651.97 |
| 24 | Excellus commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $710.16 | $710.16 | $710.16 – $710.16 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $710.74 | $710.74 | $710.74 – $710.74 |
Last updated: Oct 12, 2026
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