Joint injection (small joint) cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $97.03 to $304.14, with a median of $205.14. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $108.11 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $127.31 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 20600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 ASPRIATION ARTHRO SM JT....20600 | $97.03 | $161.71 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC JOINT BURSA INJ SMALL JOINT | $205.14 | $526.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC JOINT INJECTION/ASPIR SMALL WO US | $205.14 | $526.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC INJECTION SMALL JOINT/BURSA | $205.14 | $526.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 ARTHROCENTESIS,SML JOINT..20600 | $244.80 | $408.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Asp/Inj Small Joint/Bursa Wo Us Guidance | $304.14 | $822.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Drain/Inj Sml Jt/Bursa | $304.14 | $822.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 Z-SMALL JOINT INJECTION | $507.60 | $846.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 Z-CT SMALL JOINT INJECTION | $507.60 | $846.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $97.03, median $205.14, highest $304.14 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $205.14. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 20600 ($376.80). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NHMHP ARTHROCENTESIS SM JOINT | $21.00 | file |