Joint injection (small joint) cost in Seaford, DE
In Seaford, DE, 2 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $404.60 to $1,012.20, with a median of $708.40. The lowest listed price is at Beebe Medical Center — $303.80 less than the median here. Across Delaware, the median is $1,012.20 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 20600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Seaford, DE.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beebe Medical Center lowest Lewes, DE · (302) 645-3300 DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $404.60 | $476.00 | — | 15% | — source file |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford, DE · (302) 422-3311 Hc Drain/Inj Small Joint/Bursa W/O Us | $1,012.20 | $1,205.00 | — | 16% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $404.60, median $708.40, highest $1,012.20 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,012.20. 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.