Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in South Boston, VA — inpatient

In South Boston, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $343.50 to $343.50, with a median of $343.50. Across Virginia, the median is $421.50 at 44 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$343.50Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital
Median$343.50half pay less
Highest$343.50in 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 South Boston, VA.

median
Lowest $343.50Highest $421.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 20605 Arthrcent-Int Jnt W/O Us $343.50 $687.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Oth-Inj Intrmed Jnt/Bur W/O Us $343.50 $687.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Arthrocentisis-Int Jnt W/O Us $343.50 $687.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Arthrocentesis-Int Jnt W/O Us $421.50 $843.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $343.50, median $343.50, highest $343.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $343.50 — 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.