Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Bunkie, LA — inpatient

In Bunkie, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $100.00 to $100.00, with a median of $100.00. Across Louisiana, the median is $254.40 at 23 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$100.00Hospital Service District No 1 Parish of Avoyelles State of Louisiana
Median$100.00half pay less
Highest$100.00in 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 Bunkie, LA.

median
Lowest $100.00Highest $110.44

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hospital Service District No 1 Parish of Avoyelles State of Louisiana lowest Bunkie, LA PF ASPIRATION OF INTERMEDIATE JOINT $100.00 $100.00 — — —
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Hospital Service District No 1 Parish of Avoyelles State of Louisiana Bunkie, LA ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRATION; INTERMEDIATE $110.44 $110.44 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $100.00, median $100.00, highest $100.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $100.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.