Joint injection (small joint) cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $41.00 to $1,485.75, with a median of $222.31. The lowest price is at Chase County Hospital (Imperial). The highest price is 36.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $222.31, is 38% below the US median of $359.00.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Nebraska ranks 5th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 42 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$41.00Chase County Hospital
Median$222.31half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,485.75in Nebraska
Lowest saves$181.31vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase County Hospital lowest Imperial · Imperial, NE 20600-drain/inject Joint/bursa -Sc Tech | $41.00 | $41.00 | — source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA ARTHRO ASP/INJ SM JT/BRSA WO U/S GUIDE | $44.25 | $59.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $61.00 | $61.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE 20600 Arthrocentesis, Aspiration And/or Injection, Small Joint Or Bursa (Eg, Fingers, Toes) | $76.00 | $109.00 | — source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Aspir/inject Small Joint | $77.00 | $86.00 | — source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Asp/inj Small Joint (Fing | $84.00 | $124.00 | — source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE 20600 Fingers, toes joint aspir/ or inj w/o us | $108.80 | $128.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE ARTHRO ASP/INJ SM JT/BURS | $121.50 | $135.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE 20600 Arthrocentesis Aspir&/inj Small Jt/bursa W/o Us | $123.00 | $137.00 | — source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ SM | $125.10 | $139.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Cl Arthrocent Aspira/inj Sm | $127.00 | $127.00 | — source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE 20600 Arthrocentesis, Aspiration And/or Injection, Small Joint Or Bursa (Eg, Fingers, Toes); Without | $133.00 | $140.00 | — source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE 20600 Arthrocentesis, Aspiration And/or Injection, Small Joint Or Bursa (Eg, Fingers, Toes); Without | $139.00 | $174.00 | — source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Inj/asp Sm Jt Bursa | $139.00 | $174.00 | — source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | $141.61 | $141.61 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | $146.25 | $225.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | $146.25 | $225.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $189.60 | $395.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Cln Drain/inj Small Joint/bursa W/o Us | $205.00 | $256.00 | — source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE All Outpatient Services | $211.00 | $211.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $222.31 | $517.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $222.31 | $517.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $222.31 | $517.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $222.31 | $517.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $245.92 | $424.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Arthrocentesis/aspir/inj Small Joint | $246.00 | $246.00 | — source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE 20600 Finger/toe Injection Charge | $250.00 | $250.00 | — source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $251.20 | $314.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE 20600 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US TechFee | $254.40 | $265.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Arthro/Asp/Inj Small Joint | $257.04 | $714.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE Small Joint Injection (Fingers, Toes) | $259.00 | $259.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | $268.20 | $298.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | $307.40 | $384.25 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $335.38 | $409.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $351.74 | $409.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital one side Ogallala · Ogallala, NE ASP&/INJ JT/BUR SM WO US GD LT | $364.42 | $685.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Arthrocentesis Small Joint or Bursa | $421.06 | $1,138.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $552.72 | $987.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM SMALL JOINT | $593.75 | $625.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB RADIANT-ASPIRATION AND/OR INJ SMALL JOINT W/O US GUIDE | $646.44 | $1,077.40 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC DRAIN INJ ASP JNT BURSA SM | $805.24 | $982.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital one side Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM SMALL JOINT | $1,485.75 | $1,981.00 | Mar 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 9 | $44.25 | $222.31 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $335.38 | $464.56 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $211.00 | $381.86 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $139.00 | $192.46 |
| Lexington, NE | 2 | $77.00 | $165.70 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $251.20 | $251.20 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $307.40 | $307.40 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $205.00 | $205.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $61.00 | $61.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $133.00 | $133.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $246.00 | $246.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $123.00 | $123.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $268.20 | $268.20 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $421.06 | $421.06 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $127.00 | $127.00 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $141.61 | $141.61 |
| Lincoln, NE | 1 | $189.60 | $189.60 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $125.10 | $125.10 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $805.24 | $805.24 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $351.74 | $351.74 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $364.42 | $364.42 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $121.50 | $121.50 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $139.00 | $139.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $646.44 | $646.44 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $108.80 | $108.80 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $259.00 | $259.00 |
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
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$203.26
- Maryland$168.51
- Massachusetts$541.00
- Michigan$338.00
- Minnesota$323.61
- Mississippi$250.64
- Missouri$273.48
- Montana$171.98
- 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.