Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Newport, OR
In Newport, OR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $184.00 to $184.00, with a median of $184.00. The lowest listed price is at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Oregon, the median is $171.95 at 38 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 31, 2026 and Jan 31, 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 Newport, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital lowest Lincoln City, OR · (541) 994-3661 PC INJECTION/ASPIRATION INTERMED JOIN | $184.00 | $230.00 | $31.20–$173.17 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital lowest Newport, OR · (541) 265-2244 PC INJECTION/ASPIRATION INTERMED JOIN | $184.00 | $230.00 | $31.20–$173.17 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Lincoln City, OR · (541) 994-3661 HC ARTHRO/INJECT/ASPIRAT INTERMED JOINT/BURSA | $360.00 | $450.00 | $162.00–$438.75 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital Newport, OR · (541) 265-2244 HC ARTHRO/INJECT/ASPIRAT INTERMED JOINT/BURSA | $360.00 | $450.00 | $148.50–$438.75 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $184.00, median $184.00, highest $184.00.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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 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.
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.
| Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Lincoln City, ORHC INJECT/ASPIRAT INTERMED JOINT | $30.40 | file |
| Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital Newport, ORHC INJECT/ASPIRAT INTERMED JOINT | $30.40 | file |