Surgery and procedures CPT 20600 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (small joint) cost in Elizabeth City, NC — inpatient

In Elizabeth City, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $257.50 to $257.50, with a median of $257.50. Across North Carolina, the median is $254.75 at 36 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$257.50Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center
Median$257.50half pay less
Highest$257.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Elizabeth City, NC.

median
Lowest $257.50Highest $399.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 20600 Arthrcents-Sm Jnt W/O Us $257.50 $515.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Oth-Inj Small Jnt/Bur W/O Us $257.50 $515.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Arthrocentesis-Sml Jnt W/O Us $257.50 $515.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chg - Arthrocentesis-Sml Jnt W/O Us $399.50 $799.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $257.50, median $257.50, highest $257.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $257.50 — 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.