Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Marshall, MO — inpatient

In Marshall, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $450.30 to $450.30, with a median of $450.30. Across Missouri, the median is $137.15 at 31 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 2, 2026 and Feb 2, 2026.

Lowest$450.30Fitzgibbon Hospital
Median$450.30half pay less
Highest$450.30in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall, MO · (660) 886-7431 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint $450.30 $562.88 $365.87–$424.97 20% Feb 2, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $450.30, median $450.30, highest $450.30.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $365.93 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.