Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Kalispell, MT
In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $48.75 to $82.55, with a median of $65.65. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health Medical Center — $16.90 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $139.50 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 20605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Kalispell, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 Drain/Inject Bursa | $48.75 | $75.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 ARTHROCENT, ASPIR OR INJEC | $75.40 | $116.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 ASP&INJ INTERM JT/BRSA W/O US | $82.55 | $127.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 ASP&INJ INTERM JT/BRSA W/O US | $82.55 | $127.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 ARTHROCENTES,INTMED JNT W/O US | $332.15 | $511.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 ARTHROCENTES,INTMED JNT W/O US | $334.59 | $514.75 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 ARTHROCENTES, INTMED JNT WO US | $344.01 | $529.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 ASPR/INJ INTMED JNT WO US-BILA | $517.72 | $796.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $48.75, median $65.65, highest $82.55 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $65.65. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.