Surgery and procedures CPT 20600 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (small joint) cost in Hermitage, PA — inpatient

In Hermitage, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $325.20 to $863.94, with a median of $594.57. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Horizon - Greenville — $269.37 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $453.60 at 65 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 Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.

Lowest$325.20UPMC Horizon - Greenville
Median$594.57half pay less
Highest$863.94in this market
Difference2.7×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 Hermitage, PA.

median
Lowest $325.20Highest $863.94

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UPMC Horizon - Greenville lowest Greenville, PA · (724) 588-2100 ARTHRO ASP/INJ SMALL JOINT $325.20 $542.00 $184.28–$460.70 40% —
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Grove City Medical Center Grove City, PA · (724) 450-7000 HC ARTHCS SM JT/BURSA WO US GUID $863.94 $1,122.00 $18.90–$123.90 23% Apr 14, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $325.20, median $594.57, highest $863.94 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $594.57 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 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 none is it 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.