Surgery and procedures CPT 20610 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Two Harbors, MN — inpatient

In Two Harbors, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound as an inpatient: from $437.01 to $437.01, with a median of $437.01. Across Minnesota, the median is $369.26 at 54 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$437.01Aspirus Lake View Hospital
Median$437.01half pay less
Highest$437.01in 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 Two Harbors, MN.

median
Lowest $437.01Highest $823.41
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Lake View Hospital lowest Two Harbors, MN · (218) 834-7300 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US $437.01 $531.00 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Lake View Hospital lowest Two Harbors, MN · (218) 834-7300 Pro Drain/Inject, Joint/Bursa $437.01 $531.00 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors, MN · (218) 834-7300 CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Major Jt $548.94 $667.00 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Lake View Hospital both sides Two Harbors, MN · (218) 834-7300 Pro Drain/Inject, Joint/Bursa|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $655.52 $796.50 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Lake View Hospital both sides Two Harbors, MN · (218) 834-7300 CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Major Jt|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $823.41 $1,000.50 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $437.01, median $437.01, highest $437.01.

Both sides : lowest $655.52, median $655.52, highest $655.52.

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 $437.01 — 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.