Surgery and procedures CPT 20600 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (small joint) cost in Boulder, CO — inpatient

In Boulder, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $1,959.78 to $1,959.78, with a median of $1,959.78. Across Colorado, the median is $1,959.78 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20600, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,959.78AdventHealth Avista
Median$1,959.78half pay less
Highest$1,959.78in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US $1,959.78 $1,959.78 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,959.78, median $1,959.78, highest $1,959.78.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,959.78 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This code covers injecting or draining a small joint, such as a finger or toe joint.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the injection. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.