Joint injection (medium joint) cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $84.66 to $123.40, with a median of $84.66. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center El Paso and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $631.51 at 96 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 DPT PF ARTHROCENT ASP INTER JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EST PF ARTHROCENT ASP INTER JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX NE ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CET ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTR | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX DPT PF ARTHROCENT ASP INTER JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX EST PF ARTHROCENT ASP INTER JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX WSP PF ARTHROCENT ASP INTER JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX CET ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTR | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX ZAT ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTR | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ZAT ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTR | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WSP PF ARTHROCENT ASP INTER JT | $84.66 | $423.30 | $223.93–$266.68 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CT ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $104.47 | $522.34 | $276.32–$329.07 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CT ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $104.47 | $522.34 | $276.32–$329.07 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ARTHROCENTESIS INTER JOINT | $123.40 | $617.00 | $32.24–$493.60 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 PED ARTHRO ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $123.40 | $617.00 | $32.24–$493.60 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SISD PF ARTHROCENT ASP INTER JT | $206.63 | $1,033.17 | $546.55–$650.90 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SISD PF ARTHROCENT ASP INTER JT | $206.63 | $1,033.17 | $546.55–$650.90 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 IMCU ARTHRO ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $248.60 | $1,243.00 | $172.28–$994.40 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $84.66, median $84.66, highest $123.40 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $70.09 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. 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.
21 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 20605 ($422.54). 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.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXARTHROCENTESIS INTER JOINT | $21.97 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXARTHROCENTESIS INTER JOINT | $21.97 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXSURG ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $23.62 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXOBSU ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INT | $23.62 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXACE ARTHRO ASP/INJ JT INTER | $23.62 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXTEL ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $23.62 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXACE ARTHRO ASP/INJ JT INTER | $23.62 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXTEL ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $23.62 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSURG ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $23.62 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXOBSU ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INT | $23.62 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH EDE ARTHROCENTESIS INTER JOINT | $27.12 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH ESU ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $27.12 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH TEL ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $27.12 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXEDN ARTHROCENTESIS INTER JOINT | $36.92 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXEDE ARTHROCENTESIS INTER JOINT | $36.92 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXMED ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $36.92 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXESU ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $36.92 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXMED ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $36.92 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXEDE ARTHROCENTESIS INTER JOINT | $36.92 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXESU ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $36.92 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXEDN ARTHROCENTESIS INTER JOINT | $36.92 | file |