Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Outpatient

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Florence, SC

In Florence, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $819.00 to $819.00, with a median of $819.00. Across South Carolina, the median is $319.50 at 17 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$819.00MUSC Health Florence Medical Center
Median$819.00half pay less
Highest$819.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC · (843) 674-2500 HB ARTHO/ASP/INJ/INTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA $819.00 $1,638.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $819.00, median $819.00, highest $819.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $819.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.