Fee-for-service rateAs of October 2026

Rhode Island Medicaid rate for CPT 20610

Arthrocentesis, major joint or bursa

Rhode Island Medicaid pays $25.20 for CPT 20610 in its October 2026 fee-for-service schedule: the 3rd-lowest of 44 state Medicaid programs, at 46% of the $54.825 median.

Non-facility rate: $25.20
Rank: 42 of 44
vs. state median: 46%
vs. RI Medicare: 36%

What Rhode Island Medicaid publishes for 20610

3rd-lowest of 44 · 46% of median

Schedule: October 2026
In effect since: Apr 1, 1993

30 rate types

Level 3 · PAC I · Up to 4 units (59 + XS): $25.20
Level 3 · PAC I · Up to 4 units (59): $25.20
Level 3 · PAC I · Up to 4 units (AB): $25.20
Level 3 · PAC I · Up to 4 units (LT): $25.20
Level 3 · PAC I · Up to 4 units (RT): $25.20
Level 3 · PAC I · Up to 4 units (XS): $25.20
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50 + 51 + 79): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50 + 51): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50 + 59 + 51): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50 + 59): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50 + 79 + LT + RT): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50 + 79 + RT + LT): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50 + LT + 59 + RT): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50 + LT + 79 + RT): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50 + LT + RT): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50 + LT): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50 + RT + 59 + LT): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50 + RT + 79 + LT): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50 + RT + LT): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50 + RT): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (50): $37.80
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (52): $12.60
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (53): $12.60
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (62): $14.49
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (80 + 59): $3.78
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (80): $3.78
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (AA + 51): $6.30
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (AA): $6.30
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (AD): $6.30
Level 3 · PAC P · Up to 4 units (QZ): $5.04

Unmodified non-facility fee-for-service rate from the state's published file. Managed-care contracts, supplemental payments, and claim-specific adjustments can change what is paid. EOHHS Fee Schedules

20610 in neighboring states

Each state's comparable non-facility rate for 20610 in its current schedule.

State	Rate	vs. Rhode Island
Connecticut	$52.95	+110%
Massachusetts	$49.06	+95%

20610 in every state

Map and ranking of every state program that prices 20610.

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20610 under Medicare

Medicare's 2026 non-facility payment for 20610 in Rhode Island is $70.10; Rhode Island Medicaid's rate is 36% of that. The national amount before geographic adjustment is $68.806.

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Other Rhode Island Medicaid rates

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