Joint injection (small joint) cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $81.90 to $520.80, with a median of $301.35. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $219.45 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $493.50 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 20600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Draininj Jointbursa Wo Us | $81.90 | $91.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Arthrocent Asp/Inj Small Joint | $470.70 | $523.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Injection Small Joint/Bursa | $520.80 | $868.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $81.90, median $301.35, highest $520.80 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $301.35. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.