Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Orlando, FL — inpatient

In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $926.67 to $1,242.00, with a median of $1,131.60. The lowest listed price is at AdventHealth Waterman — $204.93 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $926.67 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$926.67AdventHealth Waterman
Median$1,131.60half pay less
Highest$1,242.00in this market
Difference1.3×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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.

median
Lowest $926.67Highest $1,242.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth Waterman lowest Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $926.67 $926.67 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Intermed Jt Asp &/Or Inject $1,131.60 $2,829.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Intermed Jt Asp &/Or Inject $1,131.60 $2,829.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Intermed Jt Asp &/Or Inject $1,131.60 $2,829.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Intermed Jt Asp &/Or Inject $1,131.60 $2,829.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $1,242.00 $1,242.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $926.67, median $1,131.60, highest $1,242.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,131.60 — 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.