Surgery and procedures CPT 20610 Outpatient

Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Wolfeboro, NH

In Wolfeboro, NH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $473.50 to $473.50, with a median of $473.50. Across New Hampshire, the median is $348.52 at 10 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$473.50Huggins Hospital
Median$473.50half pay less
Highest$473.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Huggins Hospital Wolfeboro, NH · (603) 569-7500 DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US $473.50 $947.00 — 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $473.50, median $473.50, highest $473.50.

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 ($444.00). 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.

Huggins Hospital Wolfeboro, NHASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM LARGE JOINT $30.50 file