Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Traverse City, MI
In Traverse City, MI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $86.70 to $990.25, with a median of $818.55. The lowest listed price is at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center — $731.85 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $318.00 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 Apr 17, 2026 and Apr 17, 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 Traverse City, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center lowest Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 Arthrocentesis aspiration andor injection intermediate joint or bursa | $86.70 | $102.00 | $23.43–$460.89 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 Arthrocentesis aspiration andor injection intermediate joint or bursa | $264.35 | $311.00 | $111.96–$295.45 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 INTERMEDIATE JOINT: ankle, elbow, wrist | $818.55 | $963.00 | $82.03–$943.74 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 Arthrocentesis/aspiration/inject intermed joint/bursa w/o US guid 20605 | $860.20 | $1,012.00 | $82.03–$991.76 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 Arthrocentesis aspiration andor injection intermediate joint or bursa | $860.20 | $1,012.00 | $82.03–$991.76 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 Arthro/Asp/Inject Medium (N) | $860.20 | $1,012.00 | $82.03–$991.76 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 RPS 20605 DRN/INJ JT/BURSA W/O US | $860.20 | $1,012.00 | $82.03–$991.76 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 Int Drn/Inj Jt/Bursa w/o US Bil (PC-2600) | $973.25 | $1,145.00 | $82.03–$1,122.10 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort, MI · (231) 352-2200 DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $990.25 | $1,165.00 | $216.62–$1,106.75 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska, MI · (231) 258-7500 DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $990.25 | $1,165.00 | $216.62–$1,106.75 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · (231) 935-5000 DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $990.25 | $1,165.00 | $82.03–$1,141.70 | 15% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $86.70, median $818.55, highest $990.25 — a 11.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $818.55. 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 3 of 3 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.