Large Joint Injection or Fluid Draw (both sides) cost at US hospitals

Aspiration or injection of a major joint or bursa without ultrasound guidance, both sides · CPT 20610

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Large Joint Injection or Fluid Draw (both sides)

A needle is placed into a large joint — most often a knee — either to draw fluid out, to put medicine in, or both. This code is the version done by feel, using landmarks rather than an ultrasound screen, and covers the procedure performed on both sides.

$48.10

lowest cash price

$740.40

national median

$6,839.00

highest cash price

817

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $48.10–$6,839.00 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$6,839.00

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center — Livingston, NJ

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($511.50) → Sep 1, 2026 ($583.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $740.22 $804.96 $2,273.70
Arizona 23 $177.27 $360.14 $1,787.48
Arkansas 11 $48.10 $198.90 $1,058.00
California 88 $92.07 $867.30 $2,007.36
Colorado 17 $451.13 $2,490.93 $2,490.93
Florida 78 $427.38 $1,201.90 $2,145.65
Georgia 25 $393.39 $1,092.00 $4,862.00
Hawaii 2 $239.68 $239.68 $599.25
Illinois 49 $207.90 $850.32 $2,916.00
Indiana 26 $365.00 $872.40 $2,850.77
Iowa 28 $398.40 $1,027.12 $3,104.00
Kansas 10 $287.60 $2,326.80 $2,326.80
Kentucky 21 $196.26 $746.71 $5,386.44
Louisiana 1 $798.98 $798.98 $798.98
Maine 7 $99.70 $589.85 $1,189.15
Michigan 27 $327.12 $864.00 $2,184.80
Minnesota 19 $600.80 $971.20 $1,313.42
Mississippi 11 $161.13 $280.72 $627.64
Missouri 19 $59.25 $966.35 $1,824.35
Montana 2 $460.00 $460.00 $649.60
Nebraska 13 $177.10 $748.02 $907.68
Nevada 4 $278.80 $308.72 $388.96
New Hampshire 1 $734.10 $734.10 $734.10
New Jersey 21 $322.61 $3,986.00 $6,839.00
New Mexico 2 $649.74 $649.74 $649.74
New York 22 $168.60 $349.32 $6,400.61
North Carolina 15 $481.50 $619.80 $1,559.00
North Dakota 4 $627.20 $627.20 $1,138.40
Ohio 58 $498.00 $882.70 $6,837.36
Oklahoma 18 $130.00 $382.30 $4,931.55
Oregon 13 $189.27 $885.75 $1,449.75
Pennsylvania 33 $230.40 $453.60 $1,966.40
South Carolina 10 $300.50 $478.50 $2,466.00
South Dakota 7 $498.40 $754.40 $900.00
Tennessee 30 $243.80 $345.52 $814.44
Texas 106 $133.50 $658.01 $2,209.35
Virginia 29 $131.10 $553.50 $1,515.60
Washington 31 $120.00 $712.40 $1,225.70
West Virginia 16 $294.00 $1,108.00 $6,576.83
Wisconsin 34 $365.17 $982.30 $2,295.63
Wyoming 4 $349.86 $826.20 $908.21

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $592.44 $29.92 – $888.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $592.44 $29.92 – $888.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $592.44 $27.96 – $888.66
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $592.44 $27.96 – $740.55
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $592.44 $27.96 – $888.66
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $595.28 $30.27 – $765.36
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $599.25 not published
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $600.80 $257.97 – $675.90
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $600.80 $257.97 – $675.90
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $603.90 $231.88 – $4,074.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $605.25 $52.54 – $876.12
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $609.40 $39.00 – $422.82
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $611.28 $14.00 – $592.19
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $612.50 $324.76 – $487.14
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $614.38 $124.40 – $1,851.00
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC $619.80 $37.75 – $1,177.62
Atrium Health Mercy Charlotte, NC $619.80 $37.75 – $1,140.43
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC $619.80 $37.75 – $1,140.43
Atrium Health Stanly Albermarle, NC $619.80 $37.75 – $1,190.02
Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte Charlotte, NC $619.80 $38.13 – $1,090.85
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $619.80 $37.75 – $1,177.62
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord, NC $619.80 $37.75 – $1,177.62
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC $619.80 $37.75 – $1,177.62
Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC $619.80 $37.75 – $1,177.62
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte Charlotte, NC $619.80 $38.13 – $1,140.43
Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC $619.80 $37.75 – $1,140.43
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC $619.80 $37.75 – $1,115.64
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $624.57 $52.54 – $634.06
Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $627.20 $189.81 – $705.60
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $627.20 $189.81 – $705.60
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $627.64 $295.19 – $301.09
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $637.45 $223.61 – $4,198.00
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $637.80 $38.49 – $185.83
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $646.80 $305.76 – $2,277.00
Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $648.00 not published
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $649.60 $887.20 – $887.20
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $649.74 $62.39 – $325.31
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $649.74 $304.47 – $426.26
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $650.00 $45.79 – $888.28
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $651.17 $92.40 – $203.70
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $655.00 $324.63 – $4,116.00
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $658.01 $38.80 – $4,826.69
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $658.01 $38.80 – $4,826.69
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $658.49 $40.47 – $284.41
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL $659.38 $304.52 – $684.65
Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL $659.38 $304.52 – $684.65
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $659.74 $52.54 – $906.36
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $660.00 $29.38 – $529.01
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA $660.00 $29.38 – $500.10
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $662.91 $46.76 – $595.94

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