Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Monroeville, AL
In Monroeville, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $137.60 to $137.60, with a median of $137.60. Across Alabama, the median is $506.17 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Monroeville, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Healthcare Authority lowest Monroeville, AL LOCAL INJECTION JOINT | $137.60 | $344.00 | $50.87–$286.51 | 60% | — source file |
| Monroe County Healthcare Authority Monroeville, AL ER-JOINT ASPIRATION/INJECT INTERM JOINT | $242.60 | $606.50 | $50.87–$286.51 | 60% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $137.60, median $137.60, highest $137.60.
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.
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.
| Monroe County Healthcare Authority Monroeville, ALDRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US INT | $29.20 | file |