Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Oklahoma City, OK
In Oklahoma City, OK, 6 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $106.50 to $380.90, with a median of $184.67. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Logan County — $78.17 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $188.70 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 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 Mar 27, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 Oklahoma City, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Logan County lowest Crescent, OK Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $106.50 | $142.00 | $78.10 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County lowest Crescent, OK Asp/Inj Intermed Jt WO US Guid | $106.50 | $142.00 | $78.10 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County lowest Crescent, OK Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $106.50 | $142.00 | $78.10 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County lowest Crescent, OK Asp/Inj Intermed Jt WO US Guid | $106.50 | $142.00 | $78.10 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Asp/Inj Intermed Jt WO US Guid Mlp | $124.80 | $192.00 | $30.25–$627.20 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Asp/Inj Interm Jt W/O US Guid Mlp | $124.80 | $192.00 | $30.25–$627.20 | 35% | — source file |
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT | $141.90 | $1,419.00 | $293.77–$1,173.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Asp/Inj Intermed Jt WO US Guid Pf | $146.90 | $226.00 | $30.25–$627.20 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Asp/Inj Interm Jt W/O US Guid Pf | $146.90 | $226.00 | $30.25–$627.20 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Bil Asp/Inj Intmed Jt WO US Guid Mlp | $200.85 | $309.00 | $30.25–$627.20 | 35% | — source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 608-3200 HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $227.43 | $649.80 | $162.45–$1,143.00 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 628-6000 HC Arthrocentesis, Aspiration and/or Injection; Intermediate Joint or Bursa | $227.43 | $649.80 | $162.45–$2,130.91 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 628-6000 HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $227.43 | $649.80 | $162.45–$1,143.00 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 608-3200 HC Arthrocentesis, Aspiration and/or Injection; Intermediate Joint or Bursa | $227.43 | $649.80 | $162.45–$2,276.03 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Bil Asp/Inj Intermed Jt WO US Guid Pf | $235.30 | $362.00 | $30.25–$627.20 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 755-1515 Asp/Inj Intermed Jt WO US Guid | $380.90 | $586.00 | $58.60–$586.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $106.50, median $184.67, highest $380.90 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $227.43. 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 5 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
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.
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OKDRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $35.28 | file |