Joint or bursa drainage or injection without ultrasound guidance at UPMC Bedford

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

ARTHRO ASP/INJ SMALL JOINT

Everett, PA

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UPMC Bedford’s median price of $290 is 23% below the median hospital's median price ($375), higher than 27% of the 2,470 hospitals reporting CPT 20600. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 20600 at UPMC Bedford

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 39 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 unison medplus facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
2	UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$21	$21	—	—	—	$21 – $21
3	Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
4	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$27	$27	—	—	—	$27 – $27
5	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$28	$28	—	—	—	$28 – $28
6	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
7	Highmark commercial - indemnity/managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
8	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$196	$196	$94	48%	—	$102 – $290
9	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
10	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
11	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
12	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
13	Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
14	Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$207	$207	—	—	—	$207 – $207
15	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$253	$253	—	—	—	$253 – $253
16	Highmark community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage/together blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$281	$281	—	—	—	$281 – $281
17	UnitedHealthcare compass exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$284	$284	—	—	—	$284 – $284
18	UnitedHealthcare compass exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$295	$295	—	—	—	$295 – $295
19	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$301	$301	—	—	—	$301 – $301
20	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$304	$304	—	—	—	$304 – $304
21	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$304	$304	—	—	—	$304 – $304
22	Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$304	$304	—	—	—	$304 – $304
23	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$321	$321	—	—	—	$321 – $321
24	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$321	$321	—	—	—	$321 – $321
25	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$329	$329	—	—	—	$329 – $329

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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