Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Pittsfield, ME
In Pittsfield, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $42.50 to $42.50, with a median of $42.50. Across Maine, the median is $124.45 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Pittsfield, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebasticook Valley Health lowest Pittsfield, ME · (207) 487-5141 ARTHROCEN/ASP &OR INTERMED JT | $42.50 | $125.00 | $47.50–$125.00 | 66% | — source file |
| Sebasticook Valley Health lowest Pittsfield, ME · (207) 487-5141 INJ JOINT/BURSA/ANKLE | $42.50 | $125.00 | $47.50–$125.00 | 66% | — source file |
| Sebasticook Valley Health lowest Pittsfield, ME · (207) 487-5141 DRAIN/INJ MED JNT/BURSA W/O US | $42.50 | $125.00 | $47.50–$125.00 | 66% | — source file |
| Sebasticook Valley Health lowest Pittsfield, ME · (207) 487-5141 PF DRAIN/INJECT JT/BURSA INTER | $42.50 | $125.00 | $47.50–$125.00 | 66% | — source file |
| Sebasticook Valley Health Pittsfield, ME · (207) 487-5141 XRB INJ INTERMED JOINT | $49.30 | $145.00 | $55.10–$145.00 | 66% | — source file |
| Sebasticook Valley Health Pittsfield, ME · (207) 487-5141 HC ER ARTHROCENTESIS INTERMED | $49.30 | $145.00 | $55.10–$145.00 | 66% | — source file |
| Sebasticook Valley Health Pittsfield, ME · (207) 487-5141 ARTHROCEN INTERM JT FACILITY | $49.30 | $145.00 | $55.10–$145.00 | 66% | — source file |
| Sebasticook Valley Health Pittsfield, ME · (207) 487-5141 HC DRN/INJ MED JNT/BURSA WO US | $49.30 | $145.00 | $55.10–$145.00 | 66% | — source file |
| Sebasticook Valley Health Pittsfield, ME · (207) 487-5141 RH INJECTION MED JOINT | $91.80 | $270.00 | $102.60–$270.00 | 66% | — source file |
| Sebasticook Valley Health Pittsfield, ME · (207) 487-5141 RH DRAIN/INJECT JT/BURSA INTER | $143.82 | $423.00 | $160.74–$423.00 | 66% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $42.50, median $42.50, highest $42.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $42.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
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.
| Sebasticook Valley Health Pittsfield, MEPF XRB INJ INTERMED JOINT | $35.70 | file |