Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 20 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $564.00 to $2,237.08, with a median of $645.43. The lowest listed price is at Mease Countryside Hospital and 8 other hospitals — $81.43 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $570.85 at 101 hospitals.
- The median here, $645.43, is 70% above the US median of $379.80.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Tampa, FL ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 13 cities for code 20605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jul 10, 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mease Countryside Hospital lowest Safety Harbor, FL · (727) 734-6950 ED MEDIUM JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $564.00 | $940.00 | $169.20–$940.00 | 40% |
| St. Joseph's Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 870-4398 IR MEDIUM JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $564.00 | $940.00 | $169.20–$940.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant Hospital lowest Clearwater, FL · (727) 462-7000 IR MEDIUM JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $564.00 | $940.00 | $169.20–$940.00 | 40% |
| St Anthony's Hospital lowest St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 825-1100 IR MEDIUM JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $564.00 | $940.00 | $169.20–$940.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant NorthBay Hospital lowest New Port Richey, FL · (727) 842-8468 IR MEDIUM JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $564.00 | $940.00 | $169.20–$940.00 | 40% |
| Mease Dunedin Hospital lowest Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 IR MEDIUM JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $564.00 | $940.00 | $169.20–$940.00 | 40% |
| South Florida Baptist Hospital lowest Plant City, FL · (813) 757-1200 IR MEDIUM JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $564.00 | $940.00 | $169.20–$940.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel lowest Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 914-1000 IR MEDIUM JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $564.00 | $940.00 | $169.20–$940.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Alliant Hospital lowest Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 IR MEDIUM JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $564.00 | $940.00 | $470.00–$940.00 | 40% |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Arthrocentesis Int Joint File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $570.85 | $1,631.00 | — | 65% |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital one side Tampa, FL ARTHRO ASP INJ INTERM JT RT+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $720.00 | $1,440.00 | $272.16–$1,440.00 | 50% |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRATION AND OR INJ INTERMEDIATE JOINT EG TEMPROMANDIBULAR WRIST ELBOW ANKLE File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $720.00 | $1,440.00 | $272.16–$1,440.00 | 50% |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,062.15 | $1,062.15 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,062.15 | $1,062.15 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,062.15 | $1,062.15 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,062.15 | $1,062.15 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,062.15 | $1,062.15 | — | — |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Intermed Jt Asp &/Or Inject File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,131.60 | $2,829.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Intermed Jt Asp &/Or Inject File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,131.60 | $2,829.00 | — | 60% |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,558.62 | $1,558.62 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,237.08 | $2,237.08 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $564.00, median $645.43, highest $2,237.08 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $645.43. 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 10 of 10 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 joint injection (medium joint) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Joint injection (medium joint) explained.