Joint injection (small joint) cost in Waco, TX
In Waco, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $126.81 to $471.34, with a median of $299.08. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Providence — $172.27 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $471.34 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Jun 13, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Waco, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 IR INJ/ASP SMALL JOINT W/O US | $126.81 | $352.25 | $22.70–$246.57 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 ARTHROCENTESIS/BURSA | $126.81 | $352.25 | $22.70–$246.57 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 20600-INJ/ASP SML JOINT/BURSA | $126.81 | $352.25 | $22.70–$246.57 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 CT ASPIRATION SMALL JOINT | $126.81 | $352.25 | $19.92–$246.57 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Providence Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 20600-INJ/ASP SML JT/BURSA BIL | $271.35 | $753.75 | $19.92–$493.15 | 64% | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX · (254) 202-2000 HC ASPIR OR INJ OF JOINT SMALL | $471.34 | $785.57 | $22.70–$3,500.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX · (254) 202-2000 HC ARTHRO ASPR/INJECT SMJT/BRSA | $471.34 | $785.57 | $22.70–$733.72 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX · (254) 202-2000 HC DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/SMALL | $471.34 | $785.57 | $22.70–$3,500.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $126.81, median $299.08, highest $471.34 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $471.34. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.