Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Seward, AK — inpatient

In Seward, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $304.20 to $304.20, with a median of $304.20. Across Alaska, the median is $364.35 at 8 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.

Lowest$304.20City of Seward
Median$304.20half pay less
Highest$304.20in 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 Seward, AK.

median
Lowest $304.20Highest $756.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
City of Seward lowest Seward, AK · (907) 224-5205 HC PR ED 20605 DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA INTERM W/O ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE CDM $304.20 $390.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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City of Seward Seward, AK · (907) 224-5205 HC ED ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US CDM $756.60 $970.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $304.20, median $304.20, highest $304.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $304.20 — 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.