Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Buckhannon, WV
In Buckhannon, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $264.50 to $264.50, with a median of $264.50. Across West Virginia, the median is $343.50 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon, WV · (304) 472-2000 ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT | $264.50 | $529.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $264.50, median $264.50, highest $264.50.
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.
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon, WVDRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $37.00 | file |