Joint injection (small joint) cost in Jacksonville, FL
In Jacksonville, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $426.70 to $587.75, with a median of $460.66. The lowest listed price is at University of Florida Health in Jacksonville — $33.96 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $668.60 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 20600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Jacksonville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB ARTHROCENT JOINT SM ASP/INJ W/O US GU | $426.70 | $775.81 | $175.03–$3,044.00 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $460.66 | $743.00 | $170.89–$728.14 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $460.66 | $743.00 | $170.89–$728.14 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $460.66 | $743.00 | $170.89–$728.14 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center of Nassau Fernandina Beach, FL · (904) 321-3500 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $460.66 | $743.00 | $215.47–$728.14 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches Jacksonville Beach, FL · (904) 247-2900 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $460.66 | $743.00 | $170.89–$728.14 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida Fleming Island, FL HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $460.66 | $743.00 | $170.89–$728.14 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 DRAIN-INJ SML JNT BURSA WO US | $587.75 | $1,588.50 | $2,144.47–$2,938.72 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 DRAIN-INJ SML JNT BIL BURSA WO US | $881.62 | $2,382.75 | $3,216.71–$4,408.09 | 63% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $426.70, median $460.66, highest $587.75 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $507.23. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.