Surgery and procedures CPT 20600 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Missoula, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $107.20 to $107.20, with a median of $107.20. Across Montana, the median is $107.20 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20600, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$107.20St. Patrick Hospital
Median$107.20half pay less
Highest$107.20in this market
Difference1.0×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 Missoula, MT.

median
Lowest $107.20Highest $460.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Patrick Hospital lowest Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC PR ED 20600 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA SMALL W/O ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE CDM $107.20 $134.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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St. Patrick Hospital Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA SMALL W/O ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE $460.00 $575.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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St. Patrick Hospital Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC ED ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US CDM $460.00 $575.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $107.20, median $107.20, highest $107.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $107.20 — 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.