Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient
In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $50.05 to $167.69, with a median of $108.87. The lowest listed price is at Valley Regional Hospital — $58.82 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $162.32 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 DRAINAGE MED JOINT BURSA CYST PRO | $50.05 | $91.00 | $15.47–$1,786.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 DRAINAGE MED JOINT BURSA CYST PRO | $50.05 | $91.00 | $15.47–$1,786.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 DRAINAGE MED JOINT BURSA CYST 1500 ONLY | $77.00 | $140.00 | $15.47–$1,786.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 DRAINAGE MED JOINT BURSA CYST UB ONLY | $77.00 | $140.00 | $15.47–$1,786.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 DRAINAGE MED JOINT BURSA CYST MD | $77.00 | $140.00 | $15.47–$1,786.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 DRAINAGE MED JOINT BURSA CYST IP | $77.00 | $140.00 | $15.47–$1,786.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 MD-ARTHROCENTESIS MED JOINT | $77.00 | $140.00 | $15.47–$1,786.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 DRAINAGE MED JOINT BURSA CYST OP | $77.00 | $140.00 | $15.47–$1,786.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $77.00 | $140.00 | $15.47–$1,786.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRATION &/OR INJ SMALL JT OR BURSA WO US | $167.69 | $548.00 | $189.06–$520.60 | 69% | — source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital one side Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 INJECTION MEDIUM JNT RT (PANEL) | $183.15 | $333.00 | $15.47–$1,786.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital one side Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 INJECTION MEDIUM JNT LT (PANEL) | $183.15 | $333.00 | $15.47–$1,786.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRATION &/OR INJ SMALL JT OR BURSA WO US | $291.92 | $954.00 | $329.13–$906.30 | 69% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $50.05, median $108.87, highest $167.69 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $108.87 — 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 1 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 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 20605 ($422.54). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NHDRAINAGE MED JOINT BURSA CYST UB FAC | $26.95 | file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NHDRAINAGE MED JOINT BURSA CYST FAC | $26.95 | file |