Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 20 hospitals list a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $592.20 to $1,313.21, with a median of $677.19. The lowest listed price is at Tampa General Hospital — $84.99 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $668.20 at 107 hospitals.
- The median here, $677.19, is 54% above the US median of $439.76.
- That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Tampa, FL has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Florida with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 7 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 13 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Jul 10, 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb 20610 Arthrocentesis Maj Joint+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $592.20 | $1,692.00 | — | 65% |
| Morton Plant NorthBay Hospital New Port Richey, FL · (727) 842-8468 IR MAJOR JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $655.80 | $1,093.00 | $196.74–$1,093.00 | 40% |
| Mease Dunedin Hospital Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 DX MAJOR JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+4 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $655.80 | $1,093.00 | $196.74–$1,093.00 | 40% |
| South Florida Baptist Hospital Plant City, FL · (813) 757-1200 DX MAJOR JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $655.80 | $1,093.00 | $196.74–$1,093.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 914-1000 DX MAJOR JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $655.80 | $1,093.00 | $196.74–$1,093.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Alliant Hospital Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 DX MAJOR JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $655.80 | $1,093.00 | $546.50–$1,093.00 | 40% |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 870-4398 DX MAJOR JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $655.80 | $1,093.00 | $196.74–$1,093.00 | 40% |
| St Anthony's Hospital St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 825-1100 CL MAJOR JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $655.80 | $1,093.00 | $196.74–$1,093.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant Hospital Clearwater, FL · (727) 462-7000 ED MAJOR JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $655.80 | $1,093.00 | $196.74–$1,093.00 | 40% |
| Mease Countryside Hospital Safety Harbor, FL · (727) 734-6950 DX MAJOR JNT ARTHROCENT WO US+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $655.80 | $1,093.00 | $196.74–$1,093.00 | 40% |
| AdventHealth Dade City Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $698.58 | $698.58 | — | — |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital one side Tampa, FL ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR AND OR INJ MAJOR JT BURSA WO US RT+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $736.50 | $1,473.00 | $278.40–$1,473.00 | 50% |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRATION AND OR INJECTION MAJOR JOINT OR BURSA EG SHOULDER HIP KNEE SUBACROMIAL BURSA WITHOUT US GUIDANCE File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $736.50 | $1,473.00 | $278.40–$1,473.00 | 50% |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $877.15 | $877.15 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $877.15 | $877.15 | — | — |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O Us File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,185.20 | $2,963.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O Us File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,185.20 | $2,963.00 | — | 60% |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,268.62 | $1,268.62 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,313.21 | $1,313.21 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,313.21 | $1,313.21 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,313.21 | $1,313.21 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $592.20, median $677.19, highest $1,313.21 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $677.19. 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 10 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.
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