Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $44.25 to $1,485.75, with a median of $195.65. The lowest listed price is at Saunders Medical Center — $151.40 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $198.69 at 49 hospitals.
- The median here, $195.65, is 56% below the US median of $439.76.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
Lowest$44.25Saunders Medical Center
Median$195.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,485.75in this market
Difference33.6×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 Omaha, NE-IA.
median
Lowest $44.25Highest $11,121.84
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders Medical Center lowest Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 PF/TECH ARTHRO APS/INJ MJR JT/BUR WO U/S GUIDE File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $44.25 | $59.00 | — | 25% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa one side Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC ASPIR/INJ MAJOR JNT/BUR RT HHP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $162.00 | $59.94–$158.76 | 50% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy one side Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC ASPIR/INJ MAJOR JNT/BUR RT HHP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $195.65 | $455.00 | $72.80–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands one side Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC ASPIR/INJ MAJOR JNT/BUR RT HHP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $195.65 | $455.00 | $77.35–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside one side Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC ASPIR/INJ MAJOR JNT/BUR RT HHP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $195.65 | $455.00 | $63.70–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs one side Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC ASPIR/INJ MAJOR JNT/BUR RT HHP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $195.65 | $455.00 | $68.25–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center one side Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC ASPIR/INJ MAJOR JNT/BUR RT HHP File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $195.65 | $455.00 | $72.80–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC SP MAN LG JT INJECTION BIL W/O GUIDANCE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $201.00 | $402.00 | $148.74–$393.96 | 50% |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $204.75 | $315.00 | $24.52–$153.48 | 35% |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $204.75 | $315.00 | $24.52–$153.48 | 35% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Arthrocentesis aspiration and/or injection major j File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $205.20 | $684.00 | $314.64–$1,832.00 | 70% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Arthrocentesis Major Joint or Bursa+4 more lines at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $211.20 | $704.00 | $323.84–$1,832.00 | 70% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC DRAIN INJ JOINT BURSA MAJOR File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $249.00 | $498.00 | $184.26–$488.04 | 50% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Arthro-Major Joint+11 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $253.44 | $704.00 | $323.84–$1,832.00 | 64% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC DRAIN INJ JOINT BURSA MAJOR File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $383.13 | $891.00 | $88.61–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC DRAIN INJ JOINT BURSA MAJOR File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $383.13 | $891.00 | $88.61–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC DRAIN INJ JOINT BURSA MAJOR File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $383.13 | $891.00 | $88.61–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC DRAIN INJ JOINT BURSA MAJOR File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $383.13 | $891.00 | $88.61–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC DRAIN INJ JOINT BURSA MAJOR File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $383.13 | $891.00 | $88.61–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC DRAIN INJ JOINT BURSA MAJOR M50 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $415.00 | $830.00 | $307.10–$813.40 | 50% |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair, NE · (402) 426-1502 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint File of Jul 15, 2026 · source file | $422.22 | $527.78 | $248.06–$517.22 | 20% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC DRAIN INJ JOINT BURSA MAJOR M50 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $765.83 | $1,781.00 | $88.61–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC DRAIN INJ JOINT BURSA MAJOR M50 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $765.83 | $1,781.00 | $88.61–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC DRAIN INJ JOINT BURSA MAJOR M50 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $765.83 | $1,781.00 | $88.61–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC DRAIN INJ JOINT BURSA MAJOR M50 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $765.83 | $1,781.00 | $88.61–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC DRAIN INJ JOINT BURSA MAJOR M50 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $765.83 | $1,781.00 | $88.61–$3,589.00 | 57% |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital one side Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM LARGE JOINT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $1,485.75 | $1,981.00 | $317.18–$3,588.88 | 25% |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $1,560.75 | $2,081.00 | $317.18–$3,588.88 | 25% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRAND-INJ MAJOR JT-BURSA W-O US File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $2,285.70 | $7,619.00 | $1,128.00–$5,333.30 | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRAND-INJ MAJOR JT-BURSA W-O US+1 more line at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $11,121.84 | $30,894.00 | $1,128.00–$21,625.80 | 64% |
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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
Outpatient: lowest $44.25, median $195.65, highest $1,485.75 — a 33.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $195.65. 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 10 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.