Cost analysis for CPT 20610 — Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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The most expensive state pays 1.9x more than the cheapest for this procedure. NJ averages $59.55 vs VT at $32.09.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | $59.55 | $11.0M | 185.6K | 1.1K |
| DC | $58.36 | $398.2K | 6.8K | 64 |
| NY | $56.99 | $13.1M | 230.6K | 1.9K |
| MD | $54.02 | $6.4M | 117.9K | 840 |
| AK | $53.50 | $385.8K | 7.2K | 107 |
| CT | $53.36 | $2.2M | 42.1K | 416 |
| CA | $52.94 | $16.7M | 314.6K | 2.8K |
| IL | $52.64 | $11.9M | 225.2K | 1.6K |
| PR | $52.31 | $243.7K | 4.7K | 40 |
| DE | $52.10 | $1.5M | 29.0K | 122 |
| PA | $50.95 | $13.3M | 261.6K | 2.0K |
| CO | $50.41 | $2.8M | 56.5K | 731 |
| MA | $49.86 | $5.7M | 114.2K | 977 |
| FL | $49.36 | $19.9M | 404.1K | 2.8K |
| VA | $48.92 | $7.1M | 144.7K | 1.2K |
| RI | $48.34 | $508.4K | 10.5K | 111 |
| TX | $48.22 | $13.6M | 283.0K | 2.5K |
| HI | $47.64 | $232.0K | 4.9K | 64 |
| AZ | $47.36 | $5.1M | 108.1K | 951 |
| NV | $47.10 | $1.4M | 30.2K | 293 |
| MI | $46.89 | $4.5M | 96.3K | 1.1K |
| WA | $46.85 | $2.6M | 55.8K | 786 |
| GA | $46.60 | $7.6M | 162.9K | 1.3K |
| SC | $46.44 | $5.9M | 127.3K | 809 |
| OR | $46.34 | $1.4M | 30.6K | 408 |
| GU | $46.23 | $16.0K | 347 | 6 |
| LA | $45.83 | $2.7M | 60.0K | 585 |
| NM | $45.54 | $1.0M | 22.1K | 206 |
| NH | $45.39 | $1.1M | 25.1K | 252 |
| NC | $45.36 | $8.2M | 181.0K | 1.6K |
| WY | $45.26 | $435.7K | 9.6K | 116 |
| AL | $45.19 | $3.1M | 67.6K | 597 |
| OH | $44.95 | $7.7M | 172.4K | 1.6K |
| KY | $44.64 | $4.2M | 95.0K | 639 |
| IN | $44.62 | $4.6M | 103.3K | 1.0K |
| UT | $44.62 | $1.5M | 32.9K | 428 |
| MN | $44.30 | $2.4M | 53.1K | 857 |
| MO | $44.08 | $3.8M | 87.2K | 832 |
| TN | $44.04 | $5.5M | 125.5K | 998 |
| AR | $43.95 | $2.2M | 49.0K | 416 |
| WI | $43.72 | $2.5M | 57.6K | 805 |
| KS | $43.60 | $2.5M | 58.0K | 578 |
| MT | $43.51 | $699.0K | 16.1K | 210 |
| OK | $42.50 | $2.6M | 60.4K | 550 |
| MS | $42.38 | $2.5M | 58.7K | 430 |
| WV | $42.32 | $1.3M | 29.7K | 239 |
| NE | $41.73 | $1.6M | 38.8K | 418 |
| IA | $41.23 | $2.2M | 52.7K | 515 |
| ME | $40.24 | $506.5K | 12.6K | 177 |
| SD | $39.32 | $713.2K | 18.1K | 219 |
| ND | $38.93 | $547.6K | 14.1K | 163 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahul Khapekar | Family Practice | IL | $972.1K | 14.1K | $68.90 |
| Ermin Arriola | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | IL | $430.0K | 6.4K | $67.65 |
| Robert Streisand | Vascular Surgery | NY | $390.7K | 5.3K | $73.38 |
| Hubert Franke | General Practice | NJ | $381.8K | 5.8K | $65.92 |
| Nicholas Manolitsis | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | IL | $316.6K | 4.7K | $67.70 |
| Pamela Harston | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | KY | $293.8K | 5.4K | $54.12 |
| Faisal Ali | Internal Medicine | NY | $242.5K | 3.3K | $73.70 |
| Andrew Mcgown | Sports Medicine | SC | $235.9K | 4.7K | $50.26 |
| Jaewoo Pak | Internal Medicine | CA | $216.7K | 3.9K | $55.96 |
| Robert Prichep | General Surgery | NY | $209.2K | 4.1K | $50.67 |
| Peter Simonian | Orthopedic Surgery | CA | $199.8K | 3.4K | $58.47 |
| Duan Copeland | General Practice | AZ | $193.3K | 3.6K | $53.45 |
| Scot Paris | General Surgery | PA | $190.5K | 3.4K | $55.50 |
| Mitesh Patel | Sports Medicine | NJ | $181.7K | 2.7K | $67.33 |
| Jason Fogg | Pain Management | KY | $181.1K | 3.3K | $54.42 |
| Samuel Messieh | Orthopedic Surgery | FL | $174.0K | 4.2K | $41.31 |
| Craig Rubenstein | Sports Medicine | PA | $160.4K | 2.6K | $62.59 |
| Joezer Lugo Ranal | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | PR | $160.2K | 2.8K | $56.43 |
| Valerie Starnes | Nurse Practitioner | FL | $159.1K | 3.5K | $45.41 |
| Patricia Bornhorst | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | OH | $158.4K | 2.8K | $56.54 |
Based on the data, CPT 20610 shows a 1.9x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.
Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.
This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.