Joint injection (small joint) cost in Bowling Green, KY
In Bowling Green, KY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) (one side of the body): from $180.65 to $208.80, with a median of $194.73. The lowest listed price is at The Medical Center at Bowling Green — $14.08 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $248.25 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 20600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bowling Green, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green one side lowest Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 INJECT JT FINGER/TOE RIGHT | $180.65 | $348.00 | $73.08–$254.81 | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville one side Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 INJECT JT FINGER/TOE RIGHT | $208.80 | $348.00 | $73.08–$283.10 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville one side Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 INJECT JT FINGER/TOE LEFT | $208.80 | $348.00 | $73.08–$283.10 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green one side Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 INJECT JT FINGER/TOE LEFT | $208.80 | $348.00 | $73.08–$254.81 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $180.65, median $194.73, highest $208.80 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $208.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.