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Major Joint Injection Or Aspiration With Ultrasound Guidance

Vermont rates for HCPCS 20611

A provider uses real-time ultrasound imaging to guide a needle into a large joint or nearby bursa, such as the shoulder, hip, or knee, to withdraw fluid, inject medication, or both. Using ultrasound helps the provider place the needle accurately, with images saved as part of the record.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Major Joint Injection Or Aspiration With Ultrasound Guidance cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $891 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$100 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$891 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,047Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $78 to $178
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $891professional $117

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Vermont· 15th of 51

$123

AK $275KY $74.13

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.