Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $114.00 to $1,480.00, with a median of $603.46. The lowest listed price is at Newport Hospital and 1 other hospital — $489.46 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $343.00 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$114.00Newport Hospital + 1 more
Median$603.46half pay less
Highest$1,480.00in this market
Difference13.0×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $114.00Highest $1,480.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Newport Hospital lowest Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC PR INJ ASP INTERMED JOINT $114.00 $114.00 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR INJ ASP INTERMED JOINT $114.00 $114.00 — — —
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Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC INJ ASP INTERMED JOINT $603.46 $603.46 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC INJ ASP INTERMED JOINT $625.53 $625.53 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC INJ ASP INTERMED JOINT $1,480.00 $1,480.00 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC INJ ASP INTERMED JOINT $1,480.00 $1,480.00 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC INJ ASP INTERMED JOINT $1,480.00 $1,480.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $114.00, median $603.46, highest $1,480.00 — a 13.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $419.40 — 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.