Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 5 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $42.35 to $58.80, with a median of $44.01. The lowest listed price is at Parkview Regional Medical Center — $1.66 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $400.44 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities 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.
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 Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Regional Medical Center lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA TECH | $42.35 | $84.70 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 20605 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $44.01 | $163.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 20605,LT DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $44.01 | $163.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 20605,RT DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $44.01 | $163.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 20605 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $44.01 | $163.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 20605,LT DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $44.01 | $163.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 20605,RT DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $44.01 | $163.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 20605 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $48.90 | $163.00 | $30.16–$146.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 20605,RT DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $48.90 | $163.00 | $30.16–$146.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 20605,LT DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $48.90 | $163.00 | $30.16–$146.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 20605 50 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $58.80 | $245.00 | $49.79–$220.50 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 20605 50 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $66.15 | $245.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 20605 50 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $66.15 | $245.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 20605 50 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $73.50 | $245.00 | $30.16–$220.50 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN S-JOINT ASP-INJ IM | $156.33 | $579.00 | $51.45–$2,291.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center one side Fort Wayne, IN RF Joint Aspiration-Injection Intermed Rt | $165.78 | $614.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center one side Fort Wayne, IN IR Arthrocentesis Joint Intermediate Lt | $165.78 | $614.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center one side Fort Wayne, IN RF Joint Aspiration-Injection Intermed Lt | $165.78 | $614.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center one side Fort Wayne, IN IR Arthrocentesis Joint Intermediate Rt | $165.78 | $614.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN S-JOINT ASP-INJ IM - BCE | $165.78 | $614.00 | $51.45–$2,291.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 S-JOINT ASP-INJ IM | $228.42 | $846.00 | $49.79–$2,277.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 S-JOINT ASP-INJ IM - BCE | $242.19 | $897.00 | $49.79–$2,277.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 S-JOINT ASP-INJ IM - BCE | $292.20 | $974.00 | $30.16–$2,277.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 S-JOINT ASP-INJ IM | $292.20 | $974.00 | $30.16–$2,277.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $3,765.30 | $12,551.00 | $30.16–$11,295.90 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $7,535.41 | $27,908.92 | $49.79–$25,118.03 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $8,902.16 | $37,092.34 | $49.79–$33,383.11 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $9,743.28 | $36,086.21 | $51.45–$36,086.21 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $42.35, median $44.01, highest $58.80 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $58.68. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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.
3 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.
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN20605,LT DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $39.12 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN20605,RT DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $39.12 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN20605 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $39.12 | file |