Joint injection (small joint) cost in College Station, TX — inpatient
In College Station-Bryan, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $471.34 to $471.34, with a median of $471.34. Across Texas, the median is $471.34 at 92 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 Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 College Station-Bryan, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station lowest College Station, TX · (979) 691-3701 HC ASPIR OR INJ OF JOINT SMALL | $471.34 | $785.57 | $432.06–$707.01 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station lowest College Station, TX · (979) 691-3701 HC ARTHRO ASPR/INJECT SMJT/BRSA | $471.34 | $785.57 | $432.06–$707.01 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station lowest College Station, TX · (979) 691-3701 HC DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/SMALL | $471.34 | $785.57 | $432.06–$707.01 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $471.34, median $471.34, highest $471.34.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $471.34 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.