Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Greenfield, OH — inpatient

In Greenfield, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $1,458.06 to $1,458.06, with a median of $1,458.06. Across Ohio, the median is $616.50 at 112 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 Aug 19, 2026 and Aug 19, 2026.

Lowest$1,458.06Greenfield Area Medical Center
Median$1,458.06half pay less
Highest$1,458.06in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Greenfield Area Medical Center Greenfield, OH · (937) 981-9400 HC ARTHROCENTESIS JOINT/BURSA INTERMEDIATE W/O ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE $1,458.06 $2,916.11 $1,974.21–$2,770.30 50% Aug 19, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,458.06, median $1,458.06, highest $1,458.06.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,458.06 — 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 and below every plan's rate. 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.