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
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $662.91 $46.76 – $595.94
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY $667.15 not published
Massena Hospital Massena, NY $670.66 not published
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $672.02 $134.00 – $2,082.06
Aurora Baycare Medical Center Green Bay, WI $675.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers, WI $675.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $675.00 not published
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $678.94 $134.00 – $2,041.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $680.00 $425.52 – $6,291.00
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $680.24 $34.17 – $39.87
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $680.96 $36.56 – $868.22
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $683.28 $349.56 – $5,987.00
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $687.20 $207.96 – $773.10
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $693.60 $45.27 – $780.30
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $696.00 $290.40 – $835.20
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $696.00 $290.40 – $522.72
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Westlake OH, OH $696.00 $313.60 – $564.48
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH $696.00 $290.40 – $522.72
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH $696.00 $290.40 – $522.72
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $696.00 $313.60 – $564.48
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH $696.00 $290.40 – $522.72
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $696.00 $205.09 – $835.20
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $697.20 $29.75 – $116.62
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $698.40 $211.35 – $785.70
Adventhealth Dade City Dade City, FL $698.58 $320.54 – $726.58
Banner Page Hospital Page, AZ $704.48 $40.70 – $492.90
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $705.50 $25.49 – $116.62
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $712.40 $166.90 – $1,473.43
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $712.40 $166.90 – $1,473.43
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $712.40 $170.76 – $1,473.43
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $712.40 $169.97 – $2,138.41
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $712.40 $170.83 – $1,473.43
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $715.00 $45.79 – $2,240.70
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas, TX $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco, TX $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth, TX $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine, TX $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving, TX $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett, TX $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco, TX $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO Plano, TX $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON Denton, TX $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $715.37 $27.96 – $894.22
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $715.72 $298.26 – $1,110.60
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $716.94 $34.75 – $2,681.00
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $716.94 $34.18 – $2,444.00
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $716.94 not published

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