Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $100.12 to $348.91, with a median of $172.38. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $72.26 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $162.32 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 ASPIRATION ARTHRO MED JT...20605 | $100.12 | $166.86 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC ASP INJ INTERMEDIATE JOINT | $172.38 | $442.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC JOINT INJECTION/ASPIR MEDIUM WO US | $172.38 | $442.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC JOINT BURSA INJ MED ARM | $172.38 | $442.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 ARTHROCENTESIS,INTERMED JOINT | $267.60 | $446.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Asp/Inj Intermediate Joint/Bursa Wo Us Guidance | $348.91 | $943.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Asp/Inj Intermediate Joint/Bursa Wo Us Guidance | $348.91 | $943.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 Z-MEDIUM JOINT INJECTION | $507.60 | $846.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 Z-CT MEDIUM JOINT INJECTION | $507.60 | $846.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 Z-US MEDIUM JOINT INJECTION | $507.60 | $846.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $100.12, median $172.38, highest $348.91 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $172.38 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NHMHP ARTHROCENTESIS INTMD JT W/O US | $21.60 | file |