Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Rhinelander, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $292.50 to $292.50, with a median of $292.50. 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$292.50Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital
Median$292.50half pay less
Highest$292.50in 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 Rhinelander, WI.

median
Lowest $292.50Highest $487.50
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital lowest Rhinelander, WI · (715) 361-2000 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $292.50 $450.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital lowest Rhinelander, WI · (715) 361-2000 Pro Arthrocnts Aspir&/Njx Intrm Jt/Bursa $292.50 $450.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander, WI · (715) 361-2000 CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt $325.00 $500.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital both sides Rhinelander, WI · (715) 361-2000 Pro Arthrocnts Aspir&/Njx Intrm Jt/Bursa|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $438.75 $675.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital both sides Rhinelander, WI · (715) 361-2000 CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $487.50 $750.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $292.50, median $292.50, highest $292.50.

Both sides : lowest $438.75, median $438.75, highest $438.75.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $292.50 — 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.