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Aspiration And/or Injection of Fluid from Large Joint Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 80 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 20610. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $304
📉 Low $60.00
📈 High $13,932
🏥 80 hospitals
🏛️ 48 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $65.64
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 80 hospitals.
Billed more than $304 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | UHC | Aetna | Humana | Cigna | Centene | Medicare | MultiPlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$60.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$60.60 | $473 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL GREENSBURG |
$90.00 | $43.34 | $52.98 | $54.00 | $43.77 | $81.00 | $43.34 | $62.89 | — |
| BUNKIE GENERAL HOSPITAL BUNKIE |
$100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$105 | — | $55.91 | $55.91 | $272 | — | $272 | $272 | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLAIBORNE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER HOMER |
$110 | $60.05 | $46.59 | $46.59 | $60.05 | $60.05 | $60.05 | $60.05 | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$113 | $42.22 | $42.22 | $42.22 | $46.59 | $87.52 | $42.22 | $42.22 | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST FELICIANA HOSPITAL ST FRANCISVILLE |
$136 | $170 | $170 | $170 | $128 | $205 | $170 | — | — |
| HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AMITE |
$139 | $61.97 | $83.40 | $104 | — | $111 | — | $48.65 | — |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$143 | $430 | — | $81.21 | $393 | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER VIVIAN |
$144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$166 | $42.22 | $46.59 | $42.22 | $42.22 | $87.52 | $42.22 | $42.22 | — |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIENVILLE MEDICAL CENTER ARCADIA |
$168 | — | $165 | $165 | $181 | — | — | — | — |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$176 | $410 | — | $76.52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIA-ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL CHURCH POINT |
$189 | — | $200 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$229 | $327 | $282 | $333 | $111 | $327 | $325 | — | — |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$229 | $100 | $154 | $140 | $47.29 | $115 | $80.42 | $162 | $138 |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$229 | $100 | $154 | $140 | $47.29 | $115 | $80.42 | $162 | $138 |
| NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES |
$230 | $172 | $172 | $172 | $175 | $423 | $172 | — | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$239 | $360 | $527 | $497 | $581 | $491 | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$264 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | $60.00 | — | $75.00 |
| BATON ROUGE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL BATON ROUGE |
$269 | $47.25 | $264 | $115 | $278 | $601 | $292 | — | — |
| PARK PLACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$273 | $249 | $361 | $273 | $273 | $845 | — | $273 | — |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$304 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST CARROLL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OAK GROVE |
$313 | $73.87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$315 | $470 | $333 | $69.01 | — | — | $333 | $470 | — |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$318 | $504 | $1,189 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$318 | $492 | $1,043 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$324 | $217 | $51.44 | $51.44 | $270 | $1,248 | $270 | — | — |
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$339 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$352 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$353 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$354 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER NEW IBERIA |
$360 | $62.89 | $64.76 | $55.91 | $59.23 | $414 | $72.32 | $62.89 | $55.91 |
| COVINGTON TRACE ER & HOSPITAL MANDEVILLE |
$360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALEXANDRIA EMERGENCY HOSPITAL COLISEUM BLVD ALEXANDRIA |
$360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL NEW ROADS |
$400 | — | $52.83 | $52.83 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$447 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEAUREGARD HEALTH SYSTEM DERIDDER |
$456 | $100 | — | $310 | — | $288 | — | $277 | $365 |
| ST. TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL S. TYLER ST COVINGTON |
$468 | $100 | $100 | — | $100 | $57.70 | $100 | $100 | $68.00 |
| NORTHERN LOUISIANA MEDICAL CENTER RUSTON |
$473 | $527 | $671 | $69.01 | — | $800 | — | — | — |
| DESOTO REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM JEFFERSON ST MANSFIELD |
$490 | $700 | $700 | $700 | $700 | $700 | — | — | — |
| LAFAYETTE SURGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$502 | $50.00 | $277 | $277 | $277 | $1,287 | $277 | — | $80.00 |
| WOMAN'S HOSPITAL BATON ROUGE |
$505 | $278 | $278 | $278 | $278 | $278 | $278 | — | $444 |
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 $304 for this?
That is the median of what the 80 Louisiana 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 Louisiana, Medicare reimburses about $65.64 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Louisiana range from $60.00 to $13,932 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.6x 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 Louisiana?
- Cash prices for aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (CPT 20610) in Louisiana range from $60.00 to $13,932, with a median of $304. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $60.00. 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 Louisiana facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 20610 (Bones & Joints). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.