Ultrasound-guided joint or bursa drainage or injection at Wheeling Hospital, Inc.

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

ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT USING ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE

Wheeling, WV

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Wheeling Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $713 is 13% below the median hospital's median price ($820), higher than 38% of the 2,268 hospitals reporting CPT 20606. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 20606 at Wheeling Hospital, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 19 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 kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$44	$44	—	—	—	$44 – $44
2	Aetna Better Health chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$75	$75	$32	43%	—	$42 – $107
3	Highmark chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$105	$105	—	—	—	$105 – $105
4	Highmark mgd mcaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$105	$105	—	—	—	$105 – $105
5	Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
6	Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · other · outpatient	$442	$478	$82	17%	—	$442 – $662
7	Anthem anthem pathway facility · other · outpatient	$679	$736	$127	17%	—	$679 – $1.0k
8	Caresource all plans facility · other · outpatient	$679	$736	$127	17%	—	$679 – $1.0k
9	Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient	$679	$736	$127	17%	—	$679 – $1.0k
10	Anthem hmo facility · other · outpatient	$700	$758	$130	17%	—	$700 – $1.0k
11	Highmark all pla facility · other · outpatient	$700	$758	$130	17%	—	$700 – $1.0k
12	Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient	$707	$766	$132	17%	—	$707 – $1.1k
13	Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient	$713	$773	$133	17%	—	$713 – $1.1k
14	Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient	$713	$773	$133	17%	—	$713 – $1.1k
15	UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient	$741	$802	$138	17%	—	$741 – $1.1k
16	Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient	$747	$810	$139	17%	—	$747 – $1.1k
17	Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	2–20	$1.5k – $1.5k
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient	$2.9k	$3.1k	$536	17%	—	$2.9k – $4.3k
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · other · outpatient	$2.9k	$3.1k	$536	17%	—	$2.9k – $4.3k

Last updated: Jul 9, 2026

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