Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Utica, NY
In Utica-Rome, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $40.77 to $363.73, with a median of $65.40. The lowest listed price is at Little Falls Hospital — $24.63 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $349.32 at 84 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 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 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 Utica-Rome, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Hospital lowest Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 HC Introduction or Removal Intermediate Join or Bursa | $40.77 | $151.00 | $100.06–$94.50 | 73% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $65.40 | $109.00 | $2.16–$66.79 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC Asp/Inj Med Joint/Bursa | $99.00 | $165.00 | $43.61–$2,267.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC Asp/Inj Med Joint/Bursa | $99.00 | $165.00 | $43.61–$2,267.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Arthrocentesis med joint | $363.73 | $901.00 | $63.00–$378.08 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Arthrocentesis med joint | $363.73 | $901.00 | $63.00–$378.08 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us | $363.73 | $901.00 | $63.00–$378.08 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us | $363.73 | $901.00 | $63.00–$378.08 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Mvhs both sides Utica, NY HC Drain/Inj Inter Jt/Bursa W/O US( Bilateral) | $575.40 | $959.00 | $63.00–$2,267.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs both sides Utica, NY HC Drain/Inj Inter Jt/Bursa W/O US( Bilateral) | $3,767.86 | $6,279.77 | $13.88–$2,267.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $40.77, median $65.40, highest $363.73 — a 8.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $575.40, median $575.40, highest $575.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $231.37. 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 1 it is 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 20605 ($392.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NYCAH PR Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $29.97 | file |
| Mvhs Utica, NYArthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $30.60 | file |