Surgery and procedures CPT 20610 Outpatient

Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Findlay, OH

In Findlay, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $481.00 to $481.00, with a median of $481.00. Across Ohio, the median is $696.00 at 133 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20610, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$481.00Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center
Median$481.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$481.00in 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 Findlay, OH.

median
Lowest $481.00Highest $865.00
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center lowest Findlay, OH · (419) 423-4500 DRAIN/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA+2 more lines at this price source file $481.00 $481.00 $118.19–$722.00 —
Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center Findlay, OH · (419) 423-4500 20610 PM Bursa injection large+6 more lines at this price source file $577.00 $577.00 $118.19–$722.00 —
Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center one side Findlay, OH · (419) 423-4500 DRAIN/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA LT+1 more line at this price source file $577.00 $577.00 $118.19–$548.15 —
Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center Findlay, OH · (419) 423-4500 DRAIN/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA 50 source file $865.00 $865.00 $118.19–$548.15 —
Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center both sides Findlay, OH · (419) 423-4500 Sacroiliac joint injection Bilateral POC source file $602.00 $602.00 $118.19–$548.15 —
Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center both sides Findlay, OH · (419) 423-4500 PM Sacroiliac Joint Injection; bilat source file $722.00 $722.00 $162.65–$722.00 —
Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center both sides Findlay, OH · (419) 423-4500 PM Large Joint Injectiong; bilat+5 more lines at this price source file $865.00 $865.00 $118.19–$722.00 —
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
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

Outpatient: lowest $481.00, median $481.00, highest $481.00.

Both sides : lowest $602.00, median $602.00, highest $602.00.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $481.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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 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.