Joint injection (small joint) cost in Warner Robins, GA
In Warner Robins, GA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $384.50 to $1,092.00, with a median of $1,092.00. The lowest listed price is at Atrium Health Navicent Peach — $707.50 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $603.33 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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 Nov 19, 2025 and Nov 19, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Warner Robins, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach lowest Byron, GA · (478) 654-2000 HC ER ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT W/O US GUID | $384.50 | $769.00 | $161.49–$715.17 | 50% | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach lowest Byron, GA · (478) 654-2000 HC ARTHROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT W/O US GUID | $384.50 | $769.00 | $161.49–$2,120.00 | 50% | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Houston Hospitals Perry, GA Arthrocentesis S Jt Burs 20600 | $1,092.00 | $1,092.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA · (478) 922-4281 Arthrocentesis S Jt Burs 20600 | $1,092.00 | $1,092.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $384.50, median $1,092.00, highest $1,092.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,092.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.