Aspiration And/or Injection of Fluid from Large Joint Cost in Arkansas
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 59 Arkansas hospitals. CPT 20610. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $205
📉 Low $16.25
📈 High $2,330
🏥 59 hospitals
🏛️ 42 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $61.24
Hospital comparison — Arkansas
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 59 of 59 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | UHC | Centene | Cigna | Humana | Aetna | MultiPlan | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITY HEALTH - NEWPORT NEWPORT |
$16.25 | $379 | $367 | — | $634 | — | $518 | — | — |
| UNITY HEALTH WHITE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER SEARCY |
$16.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITY HEALTH - JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE |
$16.25 | $277 | $367 | $418 | $300 | — | $288 | — | $291 |
| MENA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM MENA |
$34.80 | $277 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH FORT SMITH |
$40.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL FORT SMITH FORT SMITH |
$40.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ROGERS |
$40.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WALNUT RIDGE |
$52.00 | $64.19 | — | $59.96 | $71.95 | $59.96 | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH JONESBORO |
$61.75 | $106 | — | $61.15 | $59.96 | $59.96 | $59.96 | — | — |
| BRADLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER WARREN |
$62.00 | $379 | $64.48 | $64.48 | — | $65.12 | $99.20 | — | — |
| OZARK HEALTH CLINTON |
$62.92 | $40.89 | $47.64 | $42.11 | $84.70 | $40.89 | $42.55 | — | $35.57 |
| MCGEHEE-DESHA COUNTY HOSPITAL MCGEHEE |
$73.70 | $110 | $874 | $40.89 | — | $41.30 | — | — | $40.89 |
| BAXTER HEALTH FULTON COUNTY HOSPITAL SALEM |
$83.30 | $119 | $243 | — | — | — | — | — | $40.89 |
| WHITE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER BATESVILLE |
$85.50 | $100 | $289 | $304 | $298 | — | $27.94 | $79.80 | $295 |
| ST. BERNARDS FIVE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER MEDICAL CENTER DR POCAHONTAS |
$85.50 | $61.15 | — | $61.15 | $62.95 | $59.96 | — | — | — |
| STONE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER BATESVILLE |
$85.50 | $100 | $289 | $304 | $298 | — | $27.94 | $79.80 | $295 |
| DELTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DUMAS |
$87.07 | $109 | $103 | $40.89 | — | $38.78 | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARDS CROSSRIDGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FALLS BLVD S WYNNE |
$95.00 | $61.15 | — | $61.15 | $62.95 | $59.96 | — | — | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - HEBER SPRINGS BYPASS ROAD HEBER SPRINGS |
$101 | $430 | $698 | $475 | $2,184 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-EL DORADO WEST GROVE STREET EL DORADO |
$101 | $430 | $698 | $475 | $2,184 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| IZARD REGIONAL HOSPITAL CALICO ROCK |
$105 | $101 | $40.89 | $63.08 | — | $40.89 | $40.89 | — | $40.89 |
| CHICOT MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER LAKE VILLAGE |
$140 | $95.37 | $60.31 | $61.24 | — | $54.98 | $56.10 | — | $40.89 |
| MERCY HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE BOONEVILLE |
$173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL PARIS PARIS |
$173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL OZARK OZARK |
$173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL WALDRON WALDRON |
$173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT INFIRMARY HEALTH SYSTEM LITTLE ROCK |
$187 | $277 | $289 | $295 | $289 | $289 | $295 | — | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT NORTH SHERWOOD |
$193 | $271 | $279 | $284 | $279 | $279 | $284 | — | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT MORRILTON MORRILTON |
$194 | $213 | $219 | $223 | $219 | $213 | $223 | — | — |
| JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PINE BLUFF |
$203 | $277 | $291 | $291 | $152 | $286 | $162 | — | — |
| OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CAMDEN |
$205 | $38.82 | $38.82 | $38.82 | $38.82 | $38.82 | $38.82 | — | $38.82 |
| MERCY HOSPITAL BERRYVILLE BERRYVILLE |
$206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHNSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CLARKSVILLE |
$227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NASHVILLE |
$326 | $816 | — | — | — | $816 | — | — | — |
| DARDANELLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RD SDARDANELLETREET DARDANELLE |
$353 | $28.00 | $28.00 | $35.00 | $1,450 | $28.28 | $28.00 | — | — |
| SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER S MAIN STREET HOPE |
$354 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FORT SMITH ER & HOSPITAL PHOENIX AVE FORT SMITH |
$360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CABOT EMERGENCY HOSPITAL WILLIE RAY DR CABOT |
$360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S NORTHWEST SPRINGDALE |
$388 | $395 | $80.00 | $85.00 | $83.00 | — | $83.20 | $90.00 | — |
| GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER BLYTHEVILLE |
$394 | $277 | — | — | $1,093 | — | — | — | — |
| ARKANSAS METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER W KINGSHIGHWAY PARAGOULD |
$408 | $102 | $100 | $140 | $105 | $100 | — | — | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-STUTTGART NORTH BUERKLE ROAD STUTTGART |
$468 | $312 | $316 | $326 | $2,184 | $309 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-DREW COUNTY SCOGIN DRIVE MONTICELLO |
$468 | $305 | $310 | $319 | $2,184 | $302 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH VAN BUREN CRAWFORD MEMORIAL DRIVE VAN BUREN |
$468 | $303 | $308 | $317 | $2,184 | $300 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - ARKADELPHIA TWIN RIVERS DRIVE ARKADELPHIA |
$501 | $430 | $698 | $475 | $2,184 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - LITTLE ROCK BAPTIST HEALTH DRIVE LITTLE ROCK |
$515 | $294 | $298 | $307 | $2,184 | $291 | — | $85.00 | — |
| NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL CENTER MALVERN AVE HOT SPRINGS |
$532 | $277 | $281 | $285 | — | $290 | $276 | — | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH TOWSON AVENUE FORT SMITH |
$565 | $303 | $308 | $317 | $2,184 | $300 | — | $85.00 | — |
| CORNERSTONE SPECIALTY HOSPITALS LITTLE ROCK 6TH FLOOR |
$565 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - NORTH LITTLE ROCK SPRINGHILL DRIVE NORTH LITTLE ROCK |
$607 | $294 | $298 | $307 | $2,184 | $291 | — | $85.00 | — |
| ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WEST MAIN STREET RUSSELLVILLE |
$688 | $277 | $591 | — | — | — | $281 | — | — |
| UAMS MEDICAL CENTER LITTLE ROCK |
$744 | $32.00 | $118 | $118 | $119 | $118 | $65.00 | $75.00 | — |
| MAGNOLIA HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DRIVE MAGNOLIA |
$842 | $294 | $298 | $307 | $2,184 | $291 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-CONWAY EXCHANGE AVENUE CONWAY |
$842 | $294 | $298 | $307 | $2,184 | $291 | — | $85.00 | — |
| SALINE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL PARK DRIVE BENTON |
$935 | $277 | $411 | — | — | $271 | — | — | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL HOT SPRINGS HOT SPRINGS |
$1,058 | $277 | $289 | $295 | $289 | $281 | $295 | $846 | — |
| FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM - SPRINGDALE MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGDALE |
$1,127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM - SILOAM SPRINGS MEDICAL CENTER SILOAM SPRINGS |
$2,264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM - BENTONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER BENTONVILLE |
$2,330 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 20610, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $365 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $205 for this?
That is the median of what the 59 Arkansas hospitals above publish for Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 20610 in Arkansas, Medicare reimburses about $61.24 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Arkansas range from $16.25 to $2,330 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.3x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint cost in Arkansas?
- Cash prices for aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (CPT 20610) in Arkansas range from $16.25 to $2,330, with a median of $205. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint in Arkansas?
- The cheapest Arkansas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $16.25. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Arkansas facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 20610 (Bones & Joints). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.