Surgery and procedures CPT 20610 Outpatient

Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Tiffin, OH

In Tiffin, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $279.00 to $279.00, with a median of $279.00. Across Ohio, the median is $696.00 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20610, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$279.00Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital
Median$279.00half pay less
Highest$279.00in 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 Tiffin, OH.

median
Lowest $279.00Highest $716.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital lowest Tiffin, OH · (419) 455-7000 HC Joint Injection/Aspir Large WO US $279.00 $465.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH · (419) 455-7000 HC Asp Injection Major Joint $716.40 $1,194.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH · (419) 455-7000 HC Arthrocent/Aspiration Maj Jnt $716.40 $1,194.00 $289.65–$295.44 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $279.00, median $279.00, highest $279.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $279.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.