Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Myrtle Beach, SC
In Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, 4 hospitals list a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $87.00 to $1,233.27, with a median of $1,233.27. The lowest listed price is at Conway Medical Center — $1,146.27 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $709.80 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Medical Center lowest Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 PF Arthrocentesis aspiration ao inj major joint or bursa | $87.00 | $87.00 | $15.66–$63.25 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Hip trochaneric or ischial bursa shoulder knee Injection or block wo imaging | $240.00 | $240.00 | $43.20–$174.48 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 IRP Small Joint Injection | $823.00 | $823.00 | $148.14–$598.32 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 IRP Major Joint Injection | $824.00 | $824.00 | $148.32–$599.05 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 IRP Hip trochaneric or ischial bursa shoulder knee Injection or block wo imaging | $824.00 | $824.00 | $148.32–$599.05 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 SCS Hip trochaneric or ischial bursa shoulder knee Injection or block wo imaging | $824.00 | $824.00 | $148.32–$599.05 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or join | $969.00 | $969.00 | $174.42–$704.46 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 20610 Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, W/O US, major joint or | $969.00 | $969.00 | $174.42–$704.46 | — | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $1,233.27 | $1,737.00 | $543.25–$1,389.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $1,233.27 | $1,737.00 | $543.25–$1,389.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $1,233.27 | $1,737.00 | $543.25–$1,389.60 | 29% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $87.00, median $1,233.27, highest $1,233.27 — a 14.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,233.27. 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 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.