Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Adel, GA — inpatient

In Adel, GA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $96.75 to $96.75, with a median of $96.75. Across Georgia, the median is $753.87 at 51 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 2026.

Lowest$96.75Southwell Medical Center
Median$96.75half pay less
Highest$96.75in this market
Difference1.0×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 Adel, GA.

median
Lowest $96.75Highest $358.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Southwell Medical Center lowest Adel, GA · (229) 896-8077 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT 20605 $96.75 $193.50 $73.14–$193.50 50% Aug 11, 2026
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Southwell Medical Center Adel, GA · (229) 896-8077 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US 20 $98.00 $196.00 $74.09–$196.00 50% Aug 11, 2026
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Southwell Medical Center Adel, GA · (229) 896-8077 IR JOINT ASPIR/INJ - INTERMEDIATE $358.00 $716.00 $270.65–$716.00 50% Aug 11, 2026
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Southwell Medical Center Adel, GA · (229) 896-8077 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT W/O US GUIDE 20605 $358.00 $716.00 $270.65–$716.00 50% Aug 11, 2026
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Southwell Medical Center Adel, GA · (229) 896-8077 Joint Aspiration / Inj Intermediate Joint $358.00 $716.00 $270.65–$716.00 50% Aug 11, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $96.75, median $96.75, highest $96.75.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $96.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.