Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Wenatchee, WA
In Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $176.40 to $176.40, with a median of $176.40. Across Washington, the median is $517.40 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confluence Health Hospital lowest Wenatchee, WA · (509) 662-1511 Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $176.40 | $196.00 | $12.15–$188.16 | 10% | — source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital lowest Wenatchee, WA · (509) 662-1511 Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $176.40 | $196.00 | $12.15–$188.16 | 10% | — source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA · (509) 662-1511 HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US--Pbb | $328.50 | $365.00 | $142.35–$850.69 | 10% | — source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA · (509) 662-1511 HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $721.80 | $802.00 | $312.78–$850.69 | 10% | — source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA · (509) 662-1511 HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $722.70 | $803.00 | $312.78–$850.69 | 10% | — source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA · (509) 662-1511 HC ED Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $972.00 | $1,080.00 | $396.99–$1,036.80 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $176.40, median $176.40, highest $176.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $176.40. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 20605 ($422.54). 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.
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WAHspc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $33.37 | file |