Surgery and procedures CPT 20610 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Wray, CO — inpatient

In Wray, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound as an inpatient: from $257.54 to $257.54, with a median of $257.54. Across Colorado, the median is $675.16 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20610, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2024 and Mar 1, 2024.

Lowest$257.54Wray Community District Hospital
Median$257.54half pay less
Highest$257.54in 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 Wray, CO.

median
Lowest $257.54Highest $299.67

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Wray Community District Hospital lowest Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 Treatment Room/aspiration/inject major joint $257.54 $343.39 — 25% Mar 1, 2024
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Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 Aspiration/inject major joint ED $257.83 $343.77 — 25% Mar 1, 2024
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Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 Aspir/Inj Mj Jnt ED Charge $257.83 $343.77 — 25% Mar 1, 2024
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Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US TechFee $299.67 $399.56 — 25% Mar 1, 2024
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Inpatient: lowest $257.54, median $257.54, highest $257.54.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $257.54 — 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.