Surgery and procedures CPT 20600 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (small joint) cost in Plainview, TX — inpatient

In Plainview, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $64.26 to $64.26, with a median of $64.26. Across Texas, the median is $471.34 at 92 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$64.26Methodist Hospital Plainview
Median$64.26half pay less
Highest$64.26in 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 Plainview, TX.

median
Lowest $64.26Highest $315.42

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Hospital Plainview lowest Plainview, TX · (806) 296-5531 HC PR 20600 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US RHC $64.26 $153.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX · (806) 296-5531 HC DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA SMALL W/O ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE $315.42 $751.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX · (806) 296-5531 HC ED ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US CDM $315.42 $751.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $64.26, median $64.26, highest $64.26.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $64.26 — 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.