Surgery and procedures CPT 20610 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Clearlake, CA — inpatient

In Clearlake, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound as an inpatient: from $1,979.00 to $1,979.00, with a median of $1,979.00. Across California, the median is $951.60 at 178 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20610, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,979.00Sutter Lakeside Hospital

Median$1,979.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,979.00in 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 Clearlake, CA.

median

Lowest $1,979.00Highest $1,979.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Sutter Lakeside Hospital lowest Lakeport, CA · (707) 262-5000 HCHG OBS DRAIN/INJ MAJOR JOINT/BURSA W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,979.00	$1,979.00	—	—
Sutter Lakeside Hospital one side Lakeport, CA · (707) 262-5000 HCHG DRAIN/INJ MAJOR JOINT/BURSA W/O US LT+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$1,979.00	$1,979.00	—	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

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List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $1,979.00, median $1,979.00, highest $1,979.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,865.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.