Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Elizabethtown, NY
In Elizabethtown, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $100.00 to $100.00, with a median of $100.00. Across New York, the median is $306.80 at 62 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 Apr 28, 2026 and Apr 28, 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 Elizabethtown, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital lowest Elizabethtown, NY · (518) 873-6377 PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $100.00 | $100.00 | — | — | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown, NY · (518) 873-6377 HC - ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $311.00 | $311.00 | $34.82–$881.00 | — | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown, NY · (518) 873-6377 PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $521.00 | $521.00 | $29.18–$468.90 | — | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $100.00, median $100.00, highest $100.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $521.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.