Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Niles, MI — inpatient

In Niles, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $319.00 to $319.00, with a median of $319.00. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Michigan, the median is $318.00 at 60 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 — and —.

Lowest$319.00Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital + 1 more
Median$319.00half pay less
Highest$319.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Niles, MI.

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Lowest $319.00Highest $486.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital lowest Watervliet, MI · (269) 463-3111 Hc Injection Arthrocentesis Intermediate Jt Without Us $319.00 $319.00 — — —
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Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph lowest St Joseph, MI · (269) 983-8300 Hc Injection Arthrocentesis Intermediate Jt Without Us $319.00 $319.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet, MI · (269) 463-3111 Hc Ed Injection Arthrocentesis Intermediate Jt Without Us $425.00 $425.00 — — —
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Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph, MI · (269) 983-8300 Hc Ed Injection Arthrocentesis Intermediate Jt Without Us $425.00 $425.00 — — —
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Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph, MI · (269) 983-8300 Hc Oth Injection Arthrocentesis Intermediate Jt Without Us $425.00 $425.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet, MI · (269) 463-3111 Hc Oth Injection Arthrocentesis Intermediate Jt Without Us $425.00 $425.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet, MI · (269) 463-3111 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O Us $486.00 $486.00 — — —
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Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph, MI · (269) 983-8300 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O Us $486.00 $486.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $319.00, median $319.00, highest $319.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $319.00 — 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.