Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Virginia Beach, VA
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 10 hospitals list a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $186.00 to $3,215.39, with a median of $523.00. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center — $337.00 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $478.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities 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 Mar 17, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center lowest Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Joint Injection/Aspir Large WO US | $186.00 | $310.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 20610 Arthrcents-Mj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chgr Arthrocentesis-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Oth-Inj Major Jnt/Bur W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Oth-Inj Major Jnt/Bur W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Oth-Inj Major Jnt/Bur W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Spec-Arthrocent-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 20610 Arthrcents-Mj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chgr Arthrocentesis-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Oth-Inj Major Jnt/Bur W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Spec-Arthrocent-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 20610 Arthrcents-Mj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chgr Arthrocentesis-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Oth-Inj Major Jnt/Bur W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Spec-Arthrocent-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 20610 Arthrcents-Mj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chgr Arthrocentesis-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Spec-Arthrocent-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Spec-Arthrocent-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 20610 Arthrcents-Mj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chgr Arthrocentesis-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Oth-Inj Major Jnt/Bur W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Spec-Arthrocent-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 20610 Arthrcents-Mj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chgr Arthrocentesis-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $523.00 | $1,046.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc Arthrocent/Aspiration Maj Jnt | $541.54 | $902.57 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc Asp Injection Major Joint | $541.54 | $902.57 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chg - Arthrocentesis-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $553.50 | $1,107.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chg - Arthrocentesis-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $553.50 | $1,107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chg - Arthrocentesis-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $553.50 | $1,107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chg - Arthrocentesis-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $553.50 | $1,107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chg - Arthrocentesis-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $553.50 | $1,107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chg - Arthrocentesis-Maj Jnt W/O Us | $553.50 | $1,107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Asp Injection Major Joint | $648.00 | $1,080.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Inj/Asp Maj Jnt or Bursa | $648.00 | $1,080.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Asp Injection Major Joint | $648.00 | $1,080.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Arthrocent/Aspiration Maj Jnt | $648.00 | $1,080.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Inj/Asp Maj Jnt or Bursa | $648.00 | $1,080.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC Asp Injection Major Joint | $648.00 | $1,080.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Arthrocent/Aspiration Maj Jnt | $933.00 | $1,555.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC Arthrocent/Aspiration Maj Jnt | $933.00 | $1,555.00 | $299.49–$305.48 | 40% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 DRN/INJ MJR JNT/BRS-NO US | $3,215.39 | $3,572.66 | $821.71–$3,394.03 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $186.00, median $523.00, highest $3,215.39 — a 17.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $523.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 20610 ($464.10). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VAARTHO ASPIR&/INJ MAJO | $16.92 | file |