Joint injection (small joint) cost in New York
In New York, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $41.22 to $1,431.40, with a median of $313.60. The lowest price is at St. Barnabas Hospital (Bronx). The highest price is 34.7× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$41.22St. Barnabas Hospital
Median$313.60half pay less
Highest$1,431.40in New York
Lowest saves$272.38vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $41.22 | $149.10 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US (Pro) | $42.00 | — | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital one side Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Small Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Lt | $42.25 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital one side Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Small Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Rt | $42.25 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US | $53.51 | $267.54 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US | $53.51 | $267.54 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US | $53.51 | $267.54 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $59.63 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $73.00 | $73.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $87.50 | $175.00 | — source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US (Pro) | $90.00 | — | — source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US | $98.70 | $493.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $103.76 | $174.00 | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHROCENTESIS, ASPIRARION/INJECTION SMALL JOINT | $105.00 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ARTHROCENTESIS ASP/INJ SM JNT | $109.57 | $431.21 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $111.78 | $159.69 | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Aspir/Inj Small Joint Bursa | $138.77 | $173.46 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Aspir/Inj Small Joint Bursa | $138.77 | $173.46 | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $146.30 | $209.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY ARTHRO ASP/INJ SMALL JOINT | $168.60 | $281.00 | — source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US | $178.92 | $894.60 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $210.00 | $210.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC 20600 ARTHROCENTESIS_ ASPIRATION_INJECTION_ SMALL JOINT OR BURSA | $236.78 | $364.28 | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC 20600 ARTHROCENTESIS_ ASPIRATION_INJECTION_ SMALL JOINT OR BURSA | $238.04 | $366.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTROCENTESIS SMALL JOINT | $273.00 | $273.00 | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC 20600 ARTHROCENTESIS_ ASPIRATION_INJECTION_ SMALL JOINT OR BURSA | $280.76 | $431.94 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US | $285.00 | $285.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US | $285.00 | $285.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC 20600 ARTHROCENTESIS_ ASPIRATION_INJECTION_ SMALL JOINT OR BURSA | $291.80 | $448.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $313.60 | $89.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $313.60 | $92.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $313.60 | $89.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC ARTHROCENTESIS_ ASPIRATION_INJECTION_ SMALL JOINT_BURSA | $318.37 | $489.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROCENTESIS, ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION; SMALL JOINT OR B | $349.32 | $881.99 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROCENTESIS, ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION; SMALL JOINT OR B | $349.32 | $881.99 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROCENTESIS, ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION; SMALL JOINT OR B | $349.32 | $881.99 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us | $364.35 | — | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center one side Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Small Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Rt | $376.35 | $579.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC 20600 ARTHROCENTESIS_ ASPIRATION_INJECTION_ SMALL JOINT OR BURSA | $418.44 | $643.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC ARTHROCENTESIS_ ASPIRATION_INJECTION_ SMALL JOINT_BURSA | $418.44 | $643.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC 20600 ARTHROCENTESIS_ ASPIRATION_INJECTION_ SMALL JOINT OR BURSA | $449.22 | $561.52 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 20600 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJECTION SMALL JT/BUR | $487.00 | $487.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US | $509.06 | $509.06 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US | $509.06 | $68.21 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US | $509.06 | $509.06 | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Aspirate Or Inject Small Joint | $591.84 | $591.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $685.00 | $685.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM SMALL JOINT | $685.00 | $685.00 | — source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC ARTHCS SM JT/BURSA WO US GUID | $691.08 | $886.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $788.00 | $788.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $879.75 | $1,035.00 | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrocnts Aspir&/Njx Sm Jt/Bursa - 20600 | $913.50 | $1,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Arthrocentesis Sm Joint WO US | $913.50 | $1,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrocnts Aspir&/Njx Sm Jt/Bursa - 20600 | $913.50 | $1,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Arthrocentesis Sm Joint WO US | $913.50 | $1,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrocnts Aspir&/Njx Sm Jt/Bursa - 20600 | $913.50 | $1,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $981.37 | $5,165.11 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $981.37 | $5,165.11 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $981.37 | $5,165.11 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $981.37 | $5,165.11 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $1,168.00 | $1,168.00 | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM SMALL JOINT | $1,173.53 | $1,173.53 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $1,431.40 | $1,431.40 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 27 | $41.22 | $685.00 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $59.63 | $341.36 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 6 | $109.57 | $509.06 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $53.51 | $90.00 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $236.78 | $238.04 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $42.25 | $42.25 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $53.51 | $53.51 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $168.60 | $429.84 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $376.35 | $431.68 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $291.80 | $291.80 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $138.77 | $138.77 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $73.00 | $73.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $98.70 | $98.70 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $210.00 | $210.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $178.92 | $178.92 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $788.00 | $788.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
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
- Alabama$411.00
- Alaska$385.60
- Arizona$1,428.00
- Arkansas$129.03
- California$728.00
- Colorado$1,959.78
- Connecticut$355.75
- Delaware$1,012.20
- Florida$668.60
- Georgia$603.33
- Hawaii$455.40
- Idaho$672.00
- Illinois$296.00
- Indiana$291.51
- Iowa$124.80
- Kansas$301.60
- Kentucky$305.68
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$116.55
- Maryland$132.00
- Massachusetts$527.14
- Michigan$343.17
- Minnesota$345.85
- Mississippi$77.25
- Missouri$138.13
- Montana$107.20
- Nebraska$146.25
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$127.31
- New Jersey$395.52
- New Mexico$351.12
- North Carolina$254.75
- North Dakota$274.95
- Ohio$493.50
- Oklahoma$116.35
- Oregon$176.80
- Pennsylvania$453.60
- Rhode Island$410.40
- South Carolina$281.50
- South Dakota$478.69
- Tennessee$89.55
- Texas$471.34
- Utah$305.29
- Vermont$123.20
- Virginia$339.48
- Washington$427.05
- West Virginia$350.00
- Wisconsin$283.40
- Wyoming$162.96
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.