Joint injection (small joint) cost in St. Marys, PA
In St. Marys, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $845.00 to $845.00, with a median of $845.00. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $453.60 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 St. Marys, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Highlands Elk lowest Saint Marys, PA · (814) 788-8000 RHC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $845.00 | $845.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys, PA · (814) 788-8000 ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT | $3,574.00 | $3,574.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys, PA · (814) 788-8000 DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $3,574.00 | $3,574.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $845.00, median $845.00, highest $845.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $845.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.