Joint injection (small joint) cost in Wheeling, WV
In Wheeling, WV-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $38.50 to $356.00, with a median of $350.00. The lowest listed price is at Barnesville Hospital Association — $311.50 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $350.00 at 17 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 Jul 9, 2026 and Jul 9, 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 Wheeling, WV-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesville Hospital Association lowest Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $38.50 | $77.00 | $4,748.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Barnesville Hospital Association Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM SMALL JOINT | $276.50 | $553.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM SMALL JOINT | $350.00 | $700.00 | $18.90–$512.77 | 50% | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM SMALL JOINT | $356.00 | $712.00 | $18.00–$1,251.72 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $413.00 | $826.00 | $18.00–$1,251.72 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $524.00 | $1,048.00 | $18.90–$512.77 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $38.50, median $350.00, highest $356.00 — a 9.2× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.