Surgery and procedures CPT 20610 Outpatient

Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Toccoa, GA

In Toccoa, GA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $87.60 to $87.60, with a median of $87.60. Across Georgia, the median is $905.19 at 78 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20610, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 19, 2026 and May 19, 2026.

Lowest$87.60Stephens County Hospital
Median$87.60half pay less
Highest$87.60in 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 Toccoa, GA.

median
Lowest $87.60Highest $378.75
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Stephens County Hospital lowest Toccoa, GA · (706) 282-4250 ARTHROCENTESIS,ASP,OR INJECT MAJOR JT $87.60 $146.00 — 40% May 19, 2026
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Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA · (706) 282-4250 INJECT HIP $258.75 $431.25 $138.65–$388.13 40% May 19, 2026
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Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA · (706) 282-4250 ARTHROCENTESIS ASP OR INJECT MAJOR JT $378.75 $631.25 $202.95–$568.13 40% May 19, 2026
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Stephens County Hospital both sides Toccoa, GA · (706) 282-4250 INJECTION OF HIP BILATERAL $266.55 $444.25 $142.83–$399.83 40% May 19, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $87.60, median $87.60, highest $87.60.

Both sides : lowest $266.55, median $266.55, highest $266.55.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

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.