Joint injection (small joint) cost in Grand Rapids, MI — inpatient
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $140.00 to $374.00, with a median of $338.00. The lowest listed price is at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital — $198.00 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $343.17 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $140.00 | $140.00 | $22.79–$184.80 | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Tx Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $338.00 | $338.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $338.00 | $338.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Ed Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $338.00 | $338.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Tx Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $338.00 | $338.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $338.00 | $338.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ed Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $338.00 | $338.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Tx Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $338.00 | $338.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $338.00 | $338.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ed Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $338.00 | $338.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $374.00 | $374.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $374.00 | $374.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $376.00 | $376.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Ed Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $376.00 | $376.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Tx Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $376.00 | $376.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $376.00 | $376.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Ed Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $376.00 | $376.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Tx Injection Arthrocentesis Small Jt | $376.00 | $376.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $387.00 | $387.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $387.00 | $387.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $387.00 | $387.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $140.00, median $338.00, highest $374.00 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $374.00 — 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.