Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Baker City, OR
In Baker City, OR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $159.90 to $159.90, with a median of $159.90. Across Oregon, the median is $171.95 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Baker City, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City one side lowest Baker City, OR · (541) 523-6461 HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Inj Interm Jt/Bursa W/O US Guidance Lt (Restricted Method II CAH) | $159.90 | $246.00 | $41.82–$596.54 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City one side lowest Baker City, OR · (541) 523-6461 HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Inj Interm Jt/Bursa W/O US Guidance Rt (Restricted Method II CAH) | $159.90 | $246.00 | $41.82–$596.54 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City Baker City, OR · (541) 523-6461 HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Inj Interm Jt/Bursa W/O US Guidance Bl (Restricted Method II CAH) | $239.85 | $369.00 | $62.73–$596.54 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City Baker City, OR · (541) 523-6461 PR Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Intermediate Joint/Bursa WO U/S Guid | $241.00 | $241.00 | $16.08–$16.50 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City Baker City, OR · (541) 523-6461 PR Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Intermediate Joint/Bursa WO U/S Guid | $241.00 | $241.00 | $10.23–$216.90 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City one side Baker City, OR · (541) 523-6461 HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Intermediate Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Rt | $356.20 | $548.00 | $93.16–$596.54 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City one side Baker City, OR · (541) 523-6461 HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Intermediate Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Lt | $356.20 | $548.00 | $93.16–$596.54 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City Baker City, OR · (541) 523-6461 HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Intermediate Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Bl | $534.30 | $822.00 | $139.74–$805.56 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City one side Baker City, OR · (541) 523-6461 HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Intermediate Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Rt | $2,429.28 | — | $87.05–$596.54 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $159.90, median $159.90, highest $159.90.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $159.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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 medium-sized joint such as the wrist, elbow or ankle.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure. The medicine and imaging guidance are billed separately.