Joint injection (small joint) cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $84.66 to $84.66, with a median of $84.66. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center El Paso and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $471.34 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 20600, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WST PF ARTHROCENT ASP SMALL JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX ZAT ARTHROCENT ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX NHC NE PF ARTHROCENT ASP SMALL JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX NHC NE ARTHROCENT ASP SMALL JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EST ARTHROCENT ASP SMALL JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX CET ARTHROCENT ASP SMALL JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX DPT ARTHROCENT ASP SMALL JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX EST ARTHROCENT ASP SMALL JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX WST PF ARTHROCENT ASP SMALL JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CET ARTHROCENT ASP SMALL JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ZAT ARTHROCENT ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NHC NE PF ARTHROCENT ASP SMALL JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NHC NE ARTHROCENT ASP SMALL JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 DPT ARTHROCENT ASP SMALL JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SISD ARTHROCENT ASP SMALL JT | $206.63 | $1,033.17 | $546.55–$650.90 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SISD ARTHROCENT ASP SMALL JT | $206.63 | $1,033.17 | $546.55–$650.90 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $84.66, median $84.66, highest $84.66.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $84.66 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 2 it is 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.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 20600 ($376.80). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT | $22.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT | $22.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH EDE ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT | $29.30 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXEDE ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT | $30.77 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXEDE ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT | $30.77 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXEDN ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT | $30.77 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXEDN ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT | $30.77 | file |