Surgery and procedures CPT 20600 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (small joint) cost in Kerrville, TX — inpatient

In Kerrville, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $861.25 to $861.25, with a median of $861.25. Across Texas, the median is $354.75 at 194 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20600, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026.

Lowest$861.25SID Peterson Memorial Hospital
Median$861.25half pay less
Highest$861.25in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
SID Peterson Memorial Hospital Kerrville, TX · (830) 896-4200 DRN/INJ SM JT/BRS WO US $861.25 $1,325.00 $861.25–$1,258.75 35% Aug 17, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $861.25, median $861.25, highest $861.25.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $861.25 — 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.