Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Plymouth, IN — inpatient

In Plymouth, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $341.25 to $482.95, with a median of $412.10. The lowest listed price is at Community Hospital of Bremen — $70.85 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $400.44 at 48 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$341.25Community Hospital of Bremen
Median$412.10half pay less
Highest$482.95in this market
Difference1.4×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 Plymouth, IN.

median
Lowest $341.25Highest $724.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Community Hospital of Bremen lowest Bremen, IN · (574) 546-2211 ASPIR-INJ JNT-BURSA CYST-INTERMED $341.25 $525.00 $262.50–$682.50 35% Jan 1, 2026
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Community Hospital of Bremen lowest Bremen, IN · (574) 546-2211 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium join $341.25 $525.00 $262.50–$682.50 35% Jan 1, 2026
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Plymouth Medical Center one side Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Intermediate Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Lt $482.95 $743.00 $168.09–$1,146.58 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Plymouth Medical Center one side Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Intermediate Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Rt $482.95 $743.00 $168.09–$1,146.58 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Intermediate Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Bl $724.75 $1,115.00 $168.09–$1,146.58 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $341.25, median $412.10, highest $482.95 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $412.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 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.