Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Batavia, NY — inpatient

In Batavia, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $258.52 to $258.52, with a median of $258.52. Across New York, the median is $306.80 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$258.52United Memorial Medical Center
Median$258.52half pay less
Highest$258.52in 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 Batavia, NY.

median
Lowest $258.52Highest $291.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
United Memorial Medical Center lowest Batavia, NY · (585) 343-6030 HC ARTHOCENTESIS INTERMEDIATE JOINT_BURSA $258.52 $397.72 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY · (585) 343-6030 HC 20605 ARTHROCENTESIS_ ASPIRATION_INJECTION_ INTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA $291.80 $448.93 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY · (585) 343-6030 HC ARTHROCENTESIS_ ASPIRATION_INJECTION_ INTERMEDIATE JOINT_BURSA $291.80 $448.93 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $258.52, median $258.52, highest $258.52.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $258.52 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.