Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Myrtle Beach, SC
In Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, 4 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $76.07 to $1,233.27, with a median of $1,233.27. The lowest listed price is at Conway Medical Center — $1,157.20 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $528.50 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 20605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Medical Center lowest Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 AMB Arthrodesis Medium Joint Injection without Image Guidance BCE | $76.07 | $76.07 | $13.69–$55.30 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Temporomandibular joint TMJ injection with ultrasound guidance | $146.25 | $146.25 | $26.32–$106.32 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 IRP Temporomandibular joint TMJ injection with ultrasound guidance | $824.00 | $824.00 | $148.32–$599.05 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 SCS Temporomandibular joint TMJ injection with ultrasound guidance | $824.00 | $824.00 | $148.32–$599.05 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 IRP Medium joint injection wo imaging guidance | $824.00 | $824.00 | $148.32–$599.05 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joi | $869.00 | $869.00 | $156.42–$631.76 | — | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $1,233.27 | $1,737.00 | $543.25–$1,389.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $1,233.27 | $1,737.00 | $543.25–$1,389.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $1,233.27 | $1,737.00 | $543.25–$1,389.60 | 29% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $76.07, median $1,233.27, highest $1,233.27 — a 16.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,233.27. 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 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.