Surgery and procedures CPT 20610 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Bryan, OH — inpatient

In Bryan, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound as an inpatient: from $329.50 to $329.50, with a median of $329.50. Across Ohio, the median is $696.00 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20610, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$329.50Parkview Bryan Hospital
Median$329.50half pay less
Highest$329.50in 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 Bryan, OH.

median
Lowest $329.50Highest $544.00
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Parkview Bryan Hospital one side lowest Bryan, OH · (419) 636-1131 Hc Drain/Inject Joint/Bursa Lt Lg Clinic $329.50 $659.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Bryan Hospital one side lowest Bryan, OH · (419) 636-1131 Hc Drain/Inject Joint/Bursa Lt Slg $329.50 $659.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Bryan Hospital one side lowest Bryan, OH · (419) 636-1131 Hc Drain/Inject Joint/Bursa Rt Lg Clinic $329.50 $659.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Bryan Hospital one side lowest Bryan, OH · (419) 636-1131 Hc Drain/Inject Joint/Bursa Rt Slg $329.50 $659.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH · (419) 636-1131 Hc Drain/Inject Joint/Bursa Lg Bil Clinic $409.00 $818.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH · (419) 636-1131 Hc Arthrocentesis/Asp/Inj Maj Jnt $544.00 $1,088.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Bryan Hospital both sides Bryan, OH · (419) 636-1131 Hc Drain/Inject Joint/Bursa Bilateral $409.00 $818.00 — 50% —
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Inpatient: lowest $329.50, median $329.50, highest $329.50.

Both sides : lowest $409.00, median $409.00, highest $409.00.

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.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $329.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.