Joint injection (small joint) cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $106.00 to $925.00, with a median of $625.53. The lowest listed price is at Rhode Island Hospital — $519.53 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $410.40 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR INJ ASP SMALL JOINT | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC INJ ASP SMALL JOINT | $574.72 | $574.72 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC INJ ASP SMALL JOINT | $625.53 | $625.53 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC INJ ASP SMALL JOINT | $925.00 | $925.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC INJ ASP SMALL JOINT | $925.00 | $925.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC INJ ASP SMALL JOINT | $925.00 | $925.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $106.00, median $625.53, highest $925.00 — a 8.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $574.72 — 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.