Surgery and procedures CPT 20600 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (small joint) cost in Kalispell, MT — inpatient

In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $46.80 to $79.30, with a median of $63.05. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health Medical Center — $16.25 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $101.33 at 17 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 20600, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$46.80Logan Health Medical Center
Median$63.05half pay less
Highest$79.30in this market
Difference1.7×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 Kalispell, MT.

median
Lowest $46.80Highest $344.01

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA $46.80 $72.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 ASP&INJ SM JT/BRSA W/O US $79.30 $122.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 ASP&INJ SM JT/BRSA W/O US $79.30 $122.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 ARTHOCENTESIS, SML JNT W/O US $296.24 $455.75 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 ARTHROCENTESIS,SML JNT W/O US $332.15 $511.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 ARTHROCENTESIS,SML JNT W/O US $344.01 $529.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 ARTHROCENT, ASPIR OR INJEC $344.01 $529.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $46.80, median $63.05, highest $79.30 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $63.05 — 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.