Surgery and procedures CPT 20610 Outpatient

Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Celina, OH

In Celina, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $75.26 to $75.26, with a median of $75.26. Across Ohio, the median is $696.00 at 112 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20610, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 1, 2026 and May 1, 2026.

Lowest$75.26Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
Median$75.26half pay less
Highest$75.26in 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 Celina, OH.

median
Lowest $75.26Highest $393.03

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital lowest Coldwater, OH · (419) 678-4843 Pr Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O Us $75.26 $75.26 — — May 1, 2026
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Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Coldwater, OH · (419) 678-4843 Hc Arthrocentesis Joint/Bursa Major W/O Ultrasound Guidance $393.03 $393.03 — — May 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $75.26, median $75.26, highest $75.26.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $75.26. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

This procedure uses a needle to inject medicine into, or draw fluid out of, a large joint such as the knee, shoulder or hip, or a large bursa. It is commonly used for arthritis or bursitis pain, or to test joint fluid.

What the price covers

The price covers the injection or drainage procedure for one joint. The drug itself, such as a steroid or gel injection, and any lab test of the fluid are billed separately.