Joint injection (small joint) cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $72.52 to $217.14, with a median of $215.67. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa — $143.15 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $146.25 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 cities 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa lowest Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 PC INJECT ASPIRATE SM JOINT | $72.52 | $148.00 | $37.00–$145.04 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Arthrocentesis Small Joint or Bursa | $91.44 | $254.00 | $51.66–$165.10 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Arthrocentesis Small Joint or Bursa | $91.44 | $254.00 | $51.66–$165.10 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | $146.25 | $225.00 | $24.70–$126.77 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | $146.25 | $225.00 | $18.84–$126.77 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $167.09 | $341.00 | $119.35–$334.18 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Arthro/Asp/Inj Small Joint | $214.20 | $714.00 | $328.44–$1,832.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Arthrocentesis Small Joint or Bursa | $214.20 | $714.00 | $328.44–$908.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $217.14 | $517.00 | $67.45–$3,259.25 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $217.14 | $517.00 | $67.45–$3,259.25 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $217.14 | $517.00 | $67.45–$3,259.25 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $217.14 | $517.00 | $87.89–$3,259.25 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $217.14 | $517.00 | $67.45–$3,259.25 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $217.14 | $517.00 | $67.45–$3,259.25 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Arthro/Asp/Inj Small Joint | $257.04 | $714.00 | $328.44–$1,832.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Arthrocentesis Small Joint or Bursa | $257.04 | $714.00 | $328.44–$908.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Arthro/Asp/Inj Small Joint | $257.04 | $714.00 | $328.44–$1,832.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Arthrocentesis Small Joint or Bursa | $257.04 | $714.00 | $328.44–$908.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRAND-INJ SMALL JT-BURSA W-O US | $1,710.60 | $5,702.00 | $1,128.00–$3,991.40 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRAND-INJ SMALL JT-BURSA W-O US | $2,579.76 | $7,166.00 | $1,128.00–$5,016.20 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRAND-INJ SMALL JT-BURSA W-O US | $2,579.76 | $7,166.00 | $1,128.00–$5,016.20 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $72.52, median $215.67, highest $217.14 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $217.14. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.