Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Neillsville, WI — inpatient

In Neillsville, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $135.85 to $135.85, with a median of $135.85. Across Wisconsin, the median is $292.50 at 77 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 2026 and Feb 20, 2026.

Lowest$135.85Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville
Median$135.85half pay less
Highest$135.85in 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 Neillsville, WI.

median
Lowest $135.85Highest $431.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville lowest Neillsville, WI · (715) 743-3101 ARTHCS ASP/INJ INT JT WO US-TECH $135.85 $143.00 $78.65–$139.28 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville lowest Neillsville, WI · (715) 743-3101 ARTHROCENT INTERM JOINT W/CT-TECH $135.85 $143.00 $78.65–$139.28 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville, WI · (715) 743-3101 ARTHCS ASP INJ INT JT WO US-TECH $431.30 $454.00 $249.70–$442.20 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville, WI · (715) 743-3101 ASPIRATION/INJ JOINT - ORTHO TX DONE-TECH $431.30 $454.00 $249.70–$442.20 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville, WI · (715) 743-3101 CT ASP/INJ JT 20605 $431.30 $454.00 $249.70–$442.20 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $135.85, median $135.85, highest $135.85.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $135.85 — 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. 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.