Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Jackson, MS
In Jackson, MS, 10 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $67.24 to $4,208.56, with a median of $217.80. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo — $150.56 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $220.20 at 53 hospitals.
- The median here, $217.80, is 43% below the US median of $379.80.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- 2 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 20605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 17, 2026 and Sep 21, 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 Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo lowest Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 HC ED 20605-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG File of Feb 17, 2026 · source file | $67.24 | $164.00 | $52.97–$840.87 | 59% |
| Magee general hospital Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US+1 more line at this price File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $94.00 | $94.00 | $94.00–$271.59 | — |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $158.00 | $158.00 | $23.03–$142.20 | — |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 HC ED 20605-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $165.27 | $787.00 | $267.99–$794.52 | 79% |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington, MS · (662) 834-1321 HC DRAIN/INJ JNT/BURSA INTERMED WO US File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $171.60 | $429.00 | $240.09–$429.00 | 60% |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 984-4100 20605 ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $264.00 | $660.00 | $240.09–$692.84 | 60% |
| UMMC Madison Canton, MS · (601) 855-4000 20605 ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $264.00 | $660.00 | $146.52–$660.00 | 60% |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 HC ARTHROCENTESIS INTERMEDIATE JOINT File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $327.39 | $1,559.00 | $267.99–$1,247.20 | 79% |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC ARTHOCENTESIS, INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $411.84 | $653.71 | $217.00–$522.97 | 37% |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 HC ARTHROCENTESIS INTERMEDIATE JOINT File of Feb 17, 2026 · source file | $494.87 | $1,207.00 | $258.31–$1,086.30 | 59% |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $582.00 | $582.00 | $199.19–$683.00 | — |
| Magee general hospital Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 HC Arthrocentesis Medium+1 more line at this price File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $816.00 | $816.00 | $271.59–$816.00 | — |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $915.16 | $6,101.08 | $48.51–$6,101.08 | 85% |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,208.56 | $23,380.90 | $48.51–$21,042.81 | 82% |
Outpatient: lowest $67.24, median $217.80, highest $4,208.56 — a 62.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $165.27. 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 9 of 10 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.
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