Surgery and procedures CPT 20600 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (small joint) cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $75.60 to $714.70, with a median of $75.60. The lowest listed price is at Providence Mount Carmel Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Washington, the median is $427.05 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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$75.60Providence Mount Carmel Hospital + 1 more
Median$75.60half pay less
Highest$714.70in this market
Difference9.5×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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.

median
Lowest $75.60Highest $814.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC PR ED 20600 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA SMALL W/O ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE CDM $75.60 $108.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC PR ED 20600 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA SMALL W/O ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE CDM $75.60 $108.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ED ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US CDM $233.10 $333.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA SMALL W/O ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE $233.10 $333.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA SMALL W/O ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE $279.30 $399.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ED ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US CDM $279.30 $399.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ED ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US CDM $714.70 $1,021.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA SMALL W/O ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE $714.70 $1,021.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ED ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US CDM $814.10 $1,163.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA SMALL W/O ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE $814.10 $1,163.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $75.60, median $75.60, highest $714.70 — a 9.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $332.50 — 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.