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Surgery and procedures CPT 20610 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient

In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound as an inpatient: from $52.61 to $103.20, with a median of $52.61. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $592.44 at 92 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 20610, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$52.61University Medical Center Surgical Hospital + 1 more
Median$52.61half pay less
Highest$103.20in this market
Difference2.0×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 El Paso, TX.

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Lowest $52.61Highest $271.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX TR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ KNEE $52.61 $263.07 $42.85–$600.00 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX XR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT MAJOR $52.61 $263.07 $42.85–$333.79 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 TR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ HIP $52.61 $263.07 $42.85–$600.00 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT MAJOR $52.61 $263.07 $42.85–$333.79 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX TR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ HIP $52.61 $263.07 $42.85–$600.00 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital one side Dieter El Paso, TX SH ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT MAJOR RT $52.61 $263.07 $139.16–$165.73 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 TR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ KNEE $52.61 $263.07 $42.85–$600.00 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ER ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT $56.37 $281.86 $42.85–$290.25 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ER ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT $56.37 $281.86 $42.85–$290.25 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CCI ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT MAJOR $60.56 $302.78 $160.17–$190.75 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CCI ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT MAJOR $64.88 $324.41 $171.61–$204.38 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CCI ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT MAJOR $64.88 $324.41 $171.61–$204.38 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX RAD DRAIN INJECT JOINT BURSA $64.88 $324.41 $171.61–$204.38 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 RAD DRAIN INJECT JOINT BURSA $64.88 $324.41 $171.61–$204.38 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX TR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ GLENOHUM $80.90 $404.48 $42.85–$600.00 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 TR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ GLENOHUM $80.90 $404.48 $42.85–$600.00 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EST PF ARTHROCENT ASP MAJOR JT $84.66 $423.30 $223.93–$266.68 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX DPT PF ARTHROCENT ASP MAJOR JT $84.66 $423.30 $223.93–$266.68 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CET ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT MAJOR $84.66 $423.30 $223.93–$266.68 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ZAT ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT $84.66 $423.30 $223.93–$266.68 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE PF ARTHROCENT ASP MAJOR JT $84.66 $423.30 $223.93–$266.68 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 DPT PF ARTHROCENT ASP MAJOR JT $84.66 $423.30 $223.93–$266.68 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EST PF ARTHROCENT ASP MAJOR JT $84.66 $423.30 $223.93–$266.68 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WST PF ARTHROCENT ASP MAJOR JT $84.66 $423.30 $223.93–$266.68 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WST PF ARTHROCENT ASP MAJOR JT $84.66 $423.30 $223.93–$266.68 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX NE PF ARTHROCENT ASP MAJOR JT $84.66 $423.30 $223.93–$266.68 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ZAT ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT $84.66 $423.30 $223.93–$266.68 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CET ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT MAJOR $84.66 $423.30 $223.93–$266.68 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CT ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT MAJ $87.72 $438.58 $42.85–$333.79 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CT ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT MAJ $87.72 $438.58 $42.85–$333.79 80% —
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El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH RAD DRAIN INJECT JOINT BURSA $103.20 $516.00 $39.76–$447.93 80% —
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El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CCI ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT MAJOR $103.20 $516.00 $103.20–$447.93 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SISD PF ARTHROCENT ASP MAJOR JT $206.63 $1,033.17 $546.55–$650.90 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SISD PF ARTHROCENT ASP MAJOR JT $206.63 $1,033.17 $546.55–$650.90 80% —
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El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ERD ARTHROCNTIS MAJ JNT $271.60 $1,358.00 $39.76–$1,086.40 80% —
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Inpatient: lowest $52.61, median $52.61, highest $103.20 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $52.61 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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 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.

5 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 20610 ($464.10). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH EDE ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT $38.07 file
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXEDN ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT $42.83 file
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXEDE ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT $42.83 file
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXEDN ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT $42.83 file
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXEDE ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT $42.83 file