US Health Care Costs

Joint injection, large joint, with ultrasound

CPT 20611 · Surgery · hospital facility charge

At the 169 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $946, and most charge between $334 and $2,223 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

Estimate what you would pay

$946typical cash price
$1,095typical commercial insurer rate
$1,671typical list price
169hospitals in 36 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWI$1.6kVTNHWA$1.4kID$1.3kMTNDMN$269IL$1.0kMI$422NY$1.6kMA$331OR$590NVWYSD$1.5kIA$678IN$513OH$1.5kPA$385NJ$394CT$1.1kRICA$1.0kUT$1.9kCO$510NE$264MO$515KY$1.2kWVVA$460MDDE$1.1kAZ$3.9kNMKSARTN$293NC$767SC$1.1kDCOK$833LAMS$880AL$1.3kGA$1.2kHITX$2.2kFL$911PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$1,317$1,317$1,317$724
Arizona1$3,890$3,890$3,890$1,448
California14$1,030$480$1,574$1,482
Colorado1$510$510$510$744
Connecticut1$1,061$1,061$1,061$151
Delaware1$1,051$1,051$1,051$1,425
Florida16$911$627$1,873$1,950
Georgia7$1,227$946$2,617$2,652
Iowa1$678$678$678$751
Idaho2$1,344$1,344$1,344$1,102
Illinois9$1,043$620$1,837$1,065
Indiana3$513$480$1,963$1,400
Kansas3–––$339
Kentucky2$1,185$1,185$1,185$581
Massachusetts4$331$229$1,381$262
Michigan3$422$422$1,113$503
Minnesota1$269$269$269$476
Missouri6$515$239$1,846$430
Mississippi1$880$880$880$679
North Carolina6$767$295$1,230$377
Nebraska1$264$264$264$955
New Jersey10$394$327$6,839$1,622
Nevada1–––$1,706
New York3$1,564$1,258$1,870$1,229
Ohio10$1,510$286$4,700$1,627
Oklahoma3$833$588$1,259$613
Oregon1$590$590$590$620
Pennsylvania10$385$346$644$716
South Carolina5$1,108$1,108$2,410$2,348
South Dakota1$1,490$1,490$1,490$1,025
Tennessee3$293$293$293$990
Texas26$2,223$293$3,098$1,441
Utah2$1,871$1,719$2,023$1,932
Virginia7$460$460$460$1,673
Washington2$1,357$889$1,826$964
Wisconsin1$1,598$1,598$1,598$1,917
169 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does joint injection cost at a hospital?

At 123 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for joint injection is $946, and most charge between $334 and $2,223. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $1,095. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for joint injection?

At 73 of the 119 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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