Joint injection (small joint) cost in Calais, ME
In Calais, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $80.00 to $80.00, with a median of $80.00. Across Maine, the median is $173.25 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Calais, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calais Community Hospital lowest Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 Arthrocentesis, Aspiration &/Or Injectio | $80.00 | $107.00 | $13.00–$98.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital lowest Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 Aspiration/injection; Sm | $80.00 | $107.00 | $19.00–$98.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital lowest Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 20600 Hosp Pro: Aspiration/injection; Sm | $80.00 | $107.00 | $47.00–$98.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 20600 Off Pro: Aspiration/inject; Sm | $86.00 | $115.00 | $51.00–$105.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 Arthrocentesis-asp/inj Small | $272.00 | $362.00 | $64.00–$331.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital both sides Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 Bilateral Sm Joint | $121.00 | $161.00 | $28.00–$147.00 | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $80.00, median $80.00, highest $80.00.
Both sides : lowest $121.00, median $121.00, highest $121.00.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 20600 ($354.75). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Calais Community Hospital Calais, ME20600 Off Fac: Aspiration/inj; Sm | $35.00 | file |