Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $140.50 to $447.00, with a median of $446.00. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia — $305.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $422.07 at 87 hospitals.
- The median here, $446.00, is about the same as the US median of $439.76.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Grand Rapids, MI has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Michigan with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 7 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 20610, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and May 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 HB Drain/Inject Large Joint/Bursa File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $140.50 | $562.00 | $27.11–$136.08 | 75% |
| Sheridan Community Hospital one side Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us LT,Left side (used to identify procedures performed on the left side of the body)+1 more line at this price File of Apr 22, 2026 · source file | $164.80 | $206.00 | $64.68–$206.00 | 20% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 HB Drain/Inject Large Joint/Bursa File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $262.75 | $1,051.00 | $157.34–$851.31 | 75% |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys one side Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Inj Major Joint/Bursa W/O US Guidance Rt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $373.75 | $575.00 | $137.06–$1,208.56 | 35% |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 HC ED INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JT WITHOUT US+8 more lines at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $446.00 | $446.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 HC INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JT WITHOUT US+2 more lines at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $446.00 | $446.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Helen Devos Childrens Hospital Grand Rapids, MI HC INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JT WITHOUT US+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $446.00 | $446.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Tx Injection Arthrocentesis Major Jt Without Us+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $446.00 | $446.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 HC TX INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JT WITHOUT US+3 more lines at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $447.00 | $447.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Tx Injection Arthrocentesis Major Jt Without Us+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $447.00 | $447.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings, MI · (269) 945-3451 HC INJECTION ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JT WITHOUT US+2 more lines at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $447.00 | $447.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $458.00 | $458.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $458.00 | $458.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings, MI · (269) 945-3451 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $458.00 | $458.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O Us File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $494.00 | $494.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O Us File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $494.00 | $494.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Injection Arthrocentesis Major Jt Without Us+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $496.00 | $496.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Injection Arthrocentesis Major Jt Without Us+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $496.00 | $496.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O Us File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $511.00 | $511.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O Us+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $511.00 | $511.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Helen Devos Childrens Hospital Grand Rapids, MI HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $511.00 | $511.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $511.00 | $511.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings, MI · (269) 945-3451 HC UC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $517.00 | $517.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 HC UC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $517.00 | $517.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 HC UC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $517.00 | $517.00 | — | — |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Inj Major Joint/Bursa W/O US Guidance Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $560.30 | $862.00 | $137.06–$1,208.56 | 35% |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys one side Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Inj Major Joint/Bursa W/O US Guidance Rt File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $773.66 | — | $137.06–$1,208.56 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $140.50, median $446.00, highest $447.00 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $446.00. 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 3 of 4 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 joint injection (cortisone shot) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Joint injection (cortisone shot) explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 20610 ($442.50). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MIArthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O US | $25.75 | file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MIArthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O US | $25.75 | file |