Surgery and procedures CPT 20600 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (small joint) cost in Clinton, AR — inpatient

In Clinton, AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $60.32 to $60.32, with a median of $60.32. Across Arkansas, the median is $121.55 at 23 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20600, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$60.32Ozark Health
Median$60.32half pay less
Highest$60.32in this market
Difference1.0×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 Clinton, AR.

median
Lowest $60.32Highest $652.08

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ozark Health lowest Clinton, AR · (501) 745-7000 PC DRAIN/INJ FINGERS- TOES $60.32 $116.00 $32.75–$578.85 48% —
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Ozark Health lowest Clinton, AR · (501) 745-7000 ANES ARTHROCENT ASPIR INJ SML JNT $60.32 $116.00 $32.75–$578.85 48% —
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Ozark Health Clinton, AR · (501) 745-7000 RC ARTHROCENT ASPIR INJ SML JNT $440.44 $847.00 $249.02–$677.60 48% —
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Ozark Health Clinton, AR · (501) 745-7000 ER DRAIN/INJ JT FINGERS- TOE $489.32 $941.00 $118.09–$752.80 48% —
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Ozark Health Clinton, AR · (501) 745-7000 ARTHROCENT ASPIR INJ SML JNT $652.08 $1,254.00 $130.00–$1,003.20 48% —
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Inpatient: lowest $60.32, median $60.32, highest $60.32.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $60.32 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.