Joint injection (small joint) cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $232.70 to $281.50, with a median of $232.70. The lowest listed price is at Roper Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across South Carolina, the median is $281.50 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 20600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roper Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Injection Small Joint/Bursa | $232.70 | $358.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Joint Bursa Inj Small Joint | $232.70 | $358.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Drain/Inject Joint/Bursa | $232.70 | $358.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital lowest Mount Pleasant, SC HC Drain/Inject Joint/Bursa | $232.70 | $358.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital lowest Mount Pleasant, SC HC Injection Small Joint/Bursa | $232.70 | $358.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital lowest Mount Pleasant, SC HC Joint Bursa Inj Small Joint | $232.70 | $358.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley lowest Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Drain/Inject Joint/Bursa | $232.70 | $358.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley lowest Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Injection Small Joint/Bursa | $232.70 | $358.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley lowest Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Joint Bursa Inj Small Joint | $232.70 | $358.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Drain/Inject Joint/Bursa | $232.70 | $358.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Injection Small Joint/Bursa | $232.70 | $358.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Joint Injection/Aspir Small WO US | $232.70 | $358.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Joint Bursa Inj Small Joint | $232.70 | $358.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB ARTHO/ASP/INJ/SMALL JOINT OR BURSA | $281.50 | $563.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Injection Small Joint/Bursa | $3,078.07 | $5,130.12 | $287.31–$301.68 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $232.70, median $232.70, highest $281.50 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $232.70. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.