Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Outpatient

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Fredericksburg, TX

In Fredericksburg, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $2,277.55 to $2,277.55, with a median of $2,277.55. Across Texas, the median is $588.53 at 231 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,277.55Methodist Hospital Hill Country

Median$2,277.55half of hospitals charge less

Highest$2,277.55in 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 Fredericksburg, TX.

median

Lowest $2,277.55Highest $3,105.73

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Methodist Hospital Hill Country one side lowest Fredericksburg, TX · (830) 997-4353 ARTH JNTBRS INT WO US LT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file	$2,277.55	$2,277.55	$560.28–$1,935.92	—
Methodist Hospital Hill Country Fredericksburg, TX · (830) 997-4353 ARTH JNT BRS INT WO US File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file	$3,105.73	$3,105.73	$372.69–$2,639.87	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $2,277.55, median $2,277.55, highest $2,277.55.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.