Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Olla, LA — inpatient
In Olla, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $254.40 to $254.40, with a median of $254.40. Across Louisiana, the median is $258.30 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Olla, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardtner Medical Center lowest Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 20605 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US ProFee | $254.40 | $318.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 20605-Intermediate Aspiration/Inj w/o US | $588.00 | $735.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 20605 Intermediate Jt/Bursa Injection Charge | $588.00 | $735.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 20605 ARTHROCENTESIS, ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION, INTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA (EG, TEMPOROM ProFee | $2,238.40 | $2,798.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $254.40, median $254.40, highest $254.40.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $254.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 ($422.07). 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.
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA20605 Medium Joint | $0.01 | file |