Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in DuBois, PA — inpatient

In DuBois, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $153.00 to $153.00, with a median of $153.00. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $379.80 at 69 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 1, 2025 and Aug 1, 2025.

Lowest$153.00Penn Highlands Dubois
Median$153.00half pay less
Highest$153.00in 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 DuBois, PA.

median
Lowest $153.00Highest $3,574.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Penn Highlands Dubois lowest DuBois, PA · (814) 371-2200 PC ARTHROCENTESIS, INTERM JOINT $153.00 $153.00 — — Aug 1, 2025
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Penn Highlands Dubois lowest DuBois, PA · (814) 371-2200 PC ARTHROCENTESIS, INTERM JOINT $153.00 $153.00 — — Aug 1, 2025
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Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois, PA · (814) 371-2200 Arthrocentesis Med Joint Bil $3,574.00 $3,574.00 — — Aug 1, 2025
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Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois, PA · (814) 371-2200 Arthrocentesis Med Joint Bil $3,574.00 $3,574.00 — — Aug 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $153.00, median $153.00, highest $153.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $153.00 — 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.