Surgery and procedures CPT 20610 Outpatient

Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Bassett, NE

In Bassett, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $238.00 to $238.00, with a median of $238.00. Across Nebraska, the median is $191.10 at 43 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20610, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$238.00Rock County Hospital
Median$238.00half pay less
Highest$238.00in 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 Bassett, NE.

median
Lowest $238.00Highest $572.00
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rock County Hospital lowest Bassett, NE · (402) 684-3366 20610 Arthrocentesis, Aspiration And/or Injection, Major Joint Or Bursa; Without Ultrasound Guidance $238.00 $250.00 $90.00–$243.00 5% —
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Rock County Hospital Bassett, NE · (402) 684-3366 20610 Arthrocentesis Major Joint Wo Ultrasound $286.00 $301.00 $103.00–$292.00 5% —
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Rock County Hospital Bassett, NE · (402) 684-3366 20610-major Joint Aspirate/inject W/o Us $286.00 $301.00 $103.00–$292.00 5% —
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Rock County Hospital one side Bassett, NE · (402) 684-3366 20610 Lt Arthrocentesis, Aspiration And/or Injection, Major Joint Or Bursa Rock_ne $286.00 $301.00 $103.00–$292.00 5% —
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Rock County Hospital one side Bassett, NE · (402) 684-3366 20610 Rt Arthrocentesis, Aspiration And/or Injection, Major Joint Or Bursa Rock_ne $286.00 $301.00 $103.00–$292.00 5% —
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Rock County Hospital both sides Bassett, NE · (402) 684-3366 20610 Bilat Arthrocentesis, Aspiration And/or Injection, Major Joint Or Bursa Rock_ne $572.00 $602.00 $103.00–$584.00 5% —
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Outpatient: lowest $238.00, median $238.00, highest $238.00.

Both sides : lowest $572.00, median $572.00, highest $572.00.

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.

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.