Joint injection (small joint) cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $72.16 to $288.90, with a median of $82.04. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $9.88 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $229.23 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 20600, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $72.16 | $328.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $82.04 | $293.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $288.90 | $1,070.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $72.16, median $82.04, highest $288.90 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $236.72 — 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.