Joint injection (small joint) cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 50 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $49.59 to $22,351.37, with a median of $258.30. The lowest price is at Madison Parish Hospital (Tallulah). The highest price is 450.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $258.30, is 28% below the US median of $359.00.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Louisiana ranks 10th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 50 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$49.59Madison Parish Hospital
Median$258.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$208.71vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Parish Hospital lowest Tallulah · Tallulah, LA ARTHROCENTESIS SM JOINT | $49.59 | $99.18 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA PR DRAIN/INJECT SMALL JOINT/BURSA | $52.92 | $126.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA ARTHO SIMPLE | $59.46 | $99.10 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $60.30 | $134.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA 20600 DRAIN/INJECT SM JNT/BURSA W/O US | $66.00 | $110.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $72.16 | $328.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | $72.80 | $104.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $82.04 | $293.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA ARTHRO INTERMEDIATE JOINT/STERILE INJECT | $89.70 | $299.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $99.84 | $312.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $104.26 | $401.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA DRAIN/INJ SMALL JOINT | $110.00 | $110.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $112.28 | $401.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Small Joint or Joint Capsule | $119.28 | $852.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Small Joint or Joint Capsule | $125.44 | $784.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA INJ/ASP SMALL JOINT OR BURSA | $137.70 | $459.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA ZZ X ARTH-TESIS SM(FINGER TOE | $139.65 | $199.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $167.37 | $797.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Small Joint or Joint Capsule | $171.36 | $1,071.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $223.72 | $476.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Small Joint or Joint Capsule | $229.23 | $849.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA ARTHROCENTESIS ASP AND OR INJ SM JOINT | $238.71 | $702.09 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Small Joint or Joint Capsule | $244.20 | $1,110.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Small Joint or Joint Capsule | $258.30 | $1,845.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Small Joint or Joint Capsule | $258.30 | $1,845.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Small Joint or Joint Capsule | $258.30 | $1,845.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Small Joint or Joint Capsule | $258.30 | $1,845.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $269.72 | $613.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center one side Independence · Hammond, LA ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM SMALL JOINT | $274.36 | $457.26 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $279.24 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $288.90 | $1,070.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA DRAIN/INJECT SM JNT/BURSA | $294.50 | $589.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $307.32 | $1,182.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 20600 ASP/INJ SM JNT/BURSA W/O US GDE | $330.20 | $1,270.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA DRAIN/INJ SMALL JOINT/BURSA W/ | $347.20 | $868.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $354.60 | $1,182.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC ARTHOCENTESIS, SMALL JOINT | $376.74 | $1,638.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | $397.15 | $611.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA CLIN FAC ARTHRO JOINT BURSA SMALL | $401.40 | $669.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRATION INJECTION SMALL JOINT BURSA CYST | $411.07 | $593.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $473.00 | $860.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Draining or injecting medication into a small joint/bursa without ultrasound | $480.00 | $800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA DRAIN/INJ SM JOINT/BURSA W/OUS | $491.00 | $491.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA HC Arthrocentesis/Asp/Inj W/O US Guidance, Small Jnt | $582.62 | $1,746.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 20600-Small Joint Aspirate/Inject w/o US | $588.00 | $735.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 20600 - DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $599.14 | $11,835.01 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Asp/Inj Small Joint/Bursa | $810.40 | $1,013.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center one side Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA INJ/ASP R FINGER/TOE | $1,074.75 | $1,433.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus one side Opelousas · Opelousas, LA CT Joint/Bursa Small Arthr/Asp/Inj Left | $1,130.50 | $2,261.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 12 | $72.16 | $236.72 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 5 | $99.84 | $139.65 |
| Lafayette, LA | 5 | $60.30 | $167.37 |
| Monroe, LA | 4 | $279.24 | $335.62 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $223.72 | $269.72 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $104.26 | $112.28 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $274.36 | $428.49 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $52.92 | $266.46 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $89.70 | $164.20 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $347.20 | $419.10 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $258.30 | $428.72 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $330.20 | $330.20 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $59.46 | $59.46 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $72.80 | $72.80 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $588.00 | $588.00 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $1,130.50 | $1,130.50 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $473.00 | $473.00 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $49.59 | $49.59 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What joint injection (small joint) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Joint injection (small joint) explained.
Joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) in other states
- Alabama$385.00
- Alaska$350.03
- Arizona$362.61
- Arkansas$309.40
- California$728.00
- Colorado$390.50
- Connecticut$858.58
- Delaware$1,012.20, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$584.04, 3 hospitals
- Florida$550.80
- Georgia$496.26
- Hawaii$703.50
- Idaho$298.20
- Illinois$312.50
- Indiana$293.76
- Iowa$280.00
- Kansas$236.43
- Kentucky$208.80
- Maine$203.26
- Maryland$168.51
- Massachusetts$541.00
- Michigan$338.00
- Minnesota$323.61
- Mississippi$250.64
- Missouri$273.48
- Montana$171.98
- Nebraska$222.31
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$258.88
- New Jersey$728.72
- New Mexico$376.80
- New York$449.22
- North Carolina$305.44
- North Dakota$285.83
- Ohio$493.50
- Oklahoma$243.43
- Oregon$313.76
- Pennsylvania$410.85
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$925.00
- South Carolina$375.25
- South Dakota$478.69
- Tennessee$290.40
- Texas$430.75
- Utah$345.43
- Vermont$359.00
- Virginia$366.45
- Washington$379.08
- West Virginia$350.00
- Wisconsin$310.46
- Wyoming$243.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.