Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 17 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $281.13 to $1,240.20, with a median of $792.60. The lowest listed price is at Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel and 1 other hospital — $511.47 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $427.50 at 65 hospitals.
- The median here, $792.60, is 109% above the US median of $379.80.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 cities for code 20605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 26, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 528-5000 Drain/Inj Interm Jnt/Bursa Hcode File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $281.13 | $1,217.00 | $285.87–$1,276.83 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis lowest Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 Drain/Inj Interm Jnt/Bursa Hcode File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $281.13 | $1,217.00 | $285.87–$2,190.60 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville, IN · (317) 831-1160 Drain/Inj Interm Jnt/Bursa Hcode File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $309.12 | $1,217.00 | $285.87–$1,377.52 | 75% |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $373.38 | $533.40 | $324.76–$1,333.50 | 30% |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $459.42 | $1,482.00 | $617.04–$1,482.00 | 69% |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 Drain/Inj Interm Jnt/Bursa Hcode File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $470.35 | $2,036.15 | $285.87–$1,276.83 | 77% |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint File of Oct 22, 2026 · source file | $567.20 | $709.00 | $308.13–$709.00 | 20% |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN · (317) 745-4451 HB ARTHROCENTESIS INTMED JT W/O US File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $592.40 | $1,481.00 | $324.76–$1,644.66 | 60% |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint File of Oct 22, 2026 · source file | $668.80 | $836.00 | $324.76–$836.00 | 20% |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN · (317) 745-4451 HB INJ ARTHROCENT INTER JT File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $696.00 | $1,740.00 | $82.34–$1,670.40 | 60% |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 ASP/INJ INTERMED JT WO US GUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $762.60 | $1,271.00 | — | 40% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 XR ASP/INJ INTERM JNT/BURSA WO/ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $792.60 | $1,321.00 | $10.86–$1,285.51 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Seton Speciality Hospital Indianapolis, IN XR ASP/INJ INTERM JNT/BURSA WO/ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $823.80 | $1,373.00 | $10.86–$1,285.51 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 XR ASP/INJ INTERM JNT/BURSA WO/ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $823.80 | $1,373.00 | $10.86–$1,285.51 | 40% |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN XR ASP/INJ INTERM JNT/BURSA WO/ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $823.80 | $1,373.00 | $7.41–$1,285.51 | 40% |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN XR ASP/INJ INTERM JNT/BURSA WO/ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $823.80 | $1,373.00 | $7.41–$1,285.51 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN XR ASP/INJ INTERM JNT/BURSA WO/ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $823.80 | $1,373.00 | $7.41–$1,285.51 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 XR ASP/INJ INTERM JNT/BURSA WO/ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $823.80 | $1,373.00 | $10.86–$1,285.51 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 XR ASP/INJ INTERM JNT/BURSA WO/ULS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $932.40 | $1,554.00 | $7.41–$1,416.85 | 40% |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 RVHH ASP/INJ INTERM JT W/O US GUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $994.20 | $1,657.00 | — | 40% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Arthrocnt/Asp/Inj Med Jt Burs File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $1,240.20 | $1,378.00 | $285.00–$1,378.00 | 10% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Arthrocnt/Asp/Inj Med Jt Burs File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $1,883.39 | $2,092.66 | $285.00–$2,092.66 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $281.13, median $792.60, highest $1,240.20 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $823.80. 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 16 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 joint injection (medium joint) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Joint injection (medium joint) explained.