Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Upper Sandusky, OH — inpatient

In Upper Sandusky, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) as an inpatient: from $83.01 to $83.01, with a median of $83.01. Across Ohio, the median is $624.00 at 111 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$83.01Wyandot Memorial Hospital
Median$83.01half pay less
Highest$83.01in 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 Upper Sandusky, OH.

median
Lowest $83.01Highest $196.14

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Wyandot Memorial Hospital lowest Upper Sandusky, OH · (419) 294-4991 HC ARTHROCTS ASP AND/OR INJ MED $83.01 $92.24 $53.46–$87.63 10% —
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Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky, OH · (419) 294-4991 WMHC PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $196.14 $217.94 $126.30–$207.04 10% —
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Inpatient: lowest $83.01, median $83.01, highest $83.01.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $83.01 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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. 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.