Joint injection (small joint) cost in Olla, LA
In Olla, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $162.40 to $162.40, with a median of $162.40. Across Louisiana, the median is $258.30 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Olla, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardtner Medical Center lowest Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 20600 ARTHROCENTESIS, ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION, SMALL JOINT OR BURSA (EG, FINGERS, TOES); ProFee | $162.40 | $203.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 20600 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US ProFee | $204.00 | $255.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 20600-Small Joint Aspirate/Inject w/o US | $588.00 | $735.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $162.40, median $162.40, highest $162.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $162.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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 ($376.80). 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.
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA20600 Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, small joint or bursa (eg, fingers, toes) | $0.01 | file |