Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Greenville, SC — inpatient

In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $637.20 to $637.20, with a median of $637.20. Across South Carolina, the median is $319.50 at 17 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$637.20St Francis Hospital
Median$637.20half pay less
Highest$637.20in 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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.

median
Lowest $637.20Highest $637.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint $637.20 $1,062.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint $637.20 $1,062.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $637.20, median $637.20, highest $637.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $967.06 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.