Joint injection (small joint) cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $44.25 to $1,485.75, with a median of $222.31. The lowest listed price is at Saunders Medical Center — $178.06 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $222.31 at 42 hospitals.
- The median here, $222.31, is 38% below the US median of $359.00.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 6 cities for code 20600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders Medical Center lowest Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 ARTHRO ASP/INJ SM JT/BRSA WO U/S GUIDE File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $44.25 | $59.00 | — | 25% |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $146.25 | $225.00 | $24.70–$126.77 | 35% |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $146.25 | $225.00 | $18.84–$126.77 | 35% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $204.50 | $409.00 | $151.33–$400.82 | 50% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Arthro/Asp/Inj Small Joint+1 more line at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $214.20 | $714.00 | $328.44–$1,832.00 | 70% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $222.31 | $517.00 | $70.93–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $222.31 | $517.00 | $70.93–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $222.31 | $517.00 | $70.93–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $222.31 | $517.00 | $70.93–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $222.31 | $517.00 | $70.93–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Arthro/Asp/Inj Small Joint+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $257.04 | $714.00 | $328.44–$1,832.00 | 64% |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital one side Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM SMALL JOINT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $1,485.75 | $1,981.00 | $317.18–$3,588.88 | 25% |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $1,560.75 | $2,081.00 | $317.18–$3,588.88 | 25% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRAND-INJ SMALL JT-BURSA W-O US File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $1,710.60 | $5,702.00 | $1,128.00–$3,991.40 | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRAND-INJ SMALL JT-BURSA W-O US+1 more line at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $2,579.76 | $7,166.00 | $1,128.00–$5,016.20 | 64% |
Outpatient: lowest $44.25, median $222.31, highest $1,485.75 — a 33.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $222.31. 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 9 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
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