Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Huntsville, AL — inpatient
In Huntsville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $411.00 to $635.23, with a median of $523.12. The lowest listed price is at Huntsville Hospital — $112.12 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $506.17 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 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 Huntsville, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Hospital lowest Huntsville, AL · (256) 265-1000 XR-INJ PROC WRIST, ELBOW OR AN | $411.00 | $411.00 | $184.95–$2,828.47 | — | — source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville, AL · (256) 429-4000 S-JOINT ASP-INJ IM | $635.23 | $3,024.91 | $635.23–$2,571.17 | 79% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $411.00, median $523.12, highest $635.23 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $477.74 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.