Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Nevada, MO
In Nevada, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $104.40 to $104.40, with a median of $104.40. Across Missouri, the median is $209.28 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Nevada, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada City Hospital lowest Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 PM INJECTION INTERMEDIATE PF | $104.40 | $232.00 | — | 55% | — source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 RHC ASP/INJECT INT JT/BURSA W/O US-20605 | $131.40 | $292.00 | — | 55% | — source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 INJECTION INTERMEDIATE PF | $131.40 | $292.00 | — | 55% | — source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 JT ASPIRATION INTRMEDIATE | $137.70 | $306.00 | — | 55% | — source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 PM INJECTION INTERMEDIATE | $248.85 | $553.00 | — | 55% | — source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 INJECTION INTERMEDIATE | $444.60 | $988.00 | — | 55% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $104.40, median $104.40, highest $104.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $104.40. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 20605 ($392.00). 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.
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada, MOASP/IJ INTER JT/BURSA W/O PF | $39.15 | file |