Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Fort Smith, AR
In Fort Smith, AR-OK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $429.65 to $429.65, with a median of $429.65. Across Arkansas, the median is $135.85 at 15 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 — 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 Fort Smith, AR-OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith lowest Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Asp/Inj Intermed Jt WO US Guid | $429.65 | $661.00 | $145.55–$561.85 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith lowest Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Asp/Inj Intermed Jt WO US Guid | $429.65 | $661.00 | $145.55–$561.85 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $429.65, median $429.65, highest $429.65.
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.
4 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.
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, ARAsp/Inj Intermed Jt WO US Guid Mlp | $35.75 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, ARAsp/Inj Intermed Jt WO US Guid Mlp | $35.75 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, ARAsp/Inj Intermed Jt WO US Guid Pf | $41.60 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, ARAsp/Inj Intermed Jt WO US Guid Pf | $41.60 | file |