Surgery and procedures CPT 20610 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Cuba, NY — inpatient

In Cuba, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound as an inpatient: from $188.00 to $188.00, with a median of $188.00. Across New York, the median is $365.00 at 89 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20610, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$188.00Cuba Memorial Hospital
Median$188.00half pay less
Highest$188.00in 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 Cuba, NY.

median
Lowest $188.00Highest $1,692.00
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Cuba Memorial Hospital lowest Cuba, NY · (585) 961-2000 Arthrocentesis Maj Joint $188.00 $188.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Cuba Memorial Hospital one side Cuba, NY · (585) 961-2000 Drain/Inj Joint/Bur W/O Us Lt $846.00 $846.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Cuba Memorial Hospital one side Cuba, NY · (585) 961-2000 Drain/Inj Joint/Bur W/O Us Rt $846.00 $846.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Cuba Memorial Hospital one side Cuba, NY · (585) 961-2000 Inj Major Joint Or Bursa Lt $846.00 $846.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Cuba Memorial Hospital one side Cuba, NY · (585) 961-2000 Inj Major Joint Or Bursa Rt $846.00 $846.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Cuba Memorial Hospital one side Cuba, NY · (585) 961-2000 Drain/Inject Joint/Bursa Lt $846.00 $846.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Cuba Memorial Hospital one side Cuba, NY · (585) 961-2000 Drain/Inject Joint/Bursa Rt $846.00 $846.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Cuba Memorial Hospital Cuba, NY · (585) 961-2000 Drain/Inject, Joint/Bursa $846.00 $846.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Cuba Memorial Hospital Cuba, NY · (585) 961-2000 Drain/Inj Joint/Bur W/O Us Bil $1,692.00 $1,692.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Cuba Memorial Hospital both sides Cuba, NY · (585) 961-2000 Inj Major Joint Or Bursa Bilat $1,692.00 $1,692.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Cuba Memorial Hospital both sides Cuba, NY · (585) 961-2000 Drain/Inject Joint/Bursa Bilat $1,692.00 $1,692.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $188.00, median $188.00, highest $188.00.

Both sides : lowest $1,692.00, median $1,692.00, highest $1,692.00.

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 $188.00 — 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.