Joint injection (small joint) cost in La Crosse, WI — inpatient
In La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $107.83 to $205.60, with a median of $156.72. The lowest listed price is at Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics — $48.89 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $283.40 at 78 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 Jun 27, 2026 and Jun 27, 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 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics lowest Hillsboro, WI · (608) 489-8000 HCHG 20600 ARTHORCENTESIS,ASP/INJ SM JNT | $107.83 | $205.00 | $86.72–$194.75 | 47% | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse, WI · (608) 782-7300 HCHG 20600 ARTHORCENTESIS,ASP/INJ SM JNT | $205.60 | $514.00 | $171.68–$498.58 | 60% | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $107.83, median $156.72, highest $205.60 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $156.72 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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.