Surgery and procedures CPT 20600 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (small joint) cost in Damariscotta, ME — inpatient

In Damariscotta, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) as an inpatient: from $116.55 to $116.55, with a median of $116.55. Across Maine, the median is $116.55 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20600, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.

Lowest$116.55MaineHealth
Median$116.55half pay less
Highest$116.55in 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 Damariscotta, ME.

median
Lowest $116.55Highest $421.15

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MaineHealth lowest Damariscotta, ME · (207) 563-1234 PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US $116.55 $116.55 $34.31–$104.08 — Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Damariscotta, ME · (207) 563-1234 HC DRAIN/INJ SM JOINT/W/O US GUIDANCE $421.15 $421.15 $356.71–$396.34 — Sep 9, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $116.55, median $116.55, highest $116.55.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $116.55 — 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 not 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.