Joint injection (small joint) cost in Ripley, WV
In Ripley, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $39.50 to $39.50, with a median of $39.50. Across West Virginia, the median is $350.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Association Ripley, WV · (304) 372-2731 ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM SMALL JOINT | $39.50 | $79.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $39.50, median $39.50, highest $39.50.
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.
| Community Health Association Ripley, WVDRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $37.50 | file |