Surgery and procedures CPT 20600 District of Columbia Outpatient

Joint injection (small joint) cost in District of Columbia

In District of Columbia, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $203.84 to $933.09, with a median of $568.47. The lowest price is at National Rehabilitation Hospital (Washington). The highest price is 4.6× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 20600. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$203.84National Rehabilitation Hospital
Median$568.47half pay less
Highest$933.09in District of Columbia
Lowest saves$364.63vs the median

Hospitals in District of Columbia, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
National Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV DRAIN INJ JNT BURSA SM W O ULT $203.84 $313.60 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV DRAIN INJ JNT BURSA SM W O ULT $933.09 $1,435.52 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2 $203.84 $568.46

What it is

This code covers injecting or draining a small joint, such as a finger or toe joint.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the injection. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.

Joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.