Joint injection (small joint) cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 65 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $53.20 to $2,144.40, with a median of $453.60. The lowest price is at UPMC Greene (Waynesburg) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 40.3× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$53.20UPMC Greene + 1 more
Median$453.60half pay less
Highest$2,144.40in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$400.40vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Greene lowest Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA ARTHRO/ASPRTN/INJCTN-5M JOINT | $53.20 | $76.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington · Pittsburgh, PA ARTHRO/ASPRTN/INJCTN-5M JOINT | $53.20 | $76.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA P ARTHRO ASP/INJ SMALL JOINT | $63.60 | $106.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA INJECTION/ASPIRATION SM JOINT | $64.20 | $107.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Aspir/Inj Small Joint Bursa | $138.77 | $173.46 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Aspir/Inj Small Joint Bursa | $138.77 | $173.46 | — source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Aspir/Inj Small Joint Bursa | $138.77 | $173.46 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA PC DRAIN INJECT JOINT BURSA | $150.00 | $150.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA ARTHRO ASP/INJ SMALL JOINT | $158.40 | $264.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA TF INJ/ASP SMALL JOINT | $199.80 | $333.00 | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital one side Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Small Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Rt | $205.40 | $316.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA ARTHRO ASP/INJ SMALL JOINT | $210.60 | $351.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA ARTHRO ASP INJ SM JO/BU WO US | $281.40 | $469.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC ARTHRO ASP INJ SM JO/BU WO US | $286.80 | $478.00 | — source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Drain/Inject Small Joint/Bursa | $301.00 | $1,064.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ARTHRO ASP INJ SM JO/BU WO US | $301.20 | $502.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA ARTHRO ASP/INJ SMALL JOINT | $310.20 | $517.00 | — source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Drain/Inject Small Joint/Bursa | $313.00 | $1,297.56 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA ARTHRO ASP/INJ SMALL JOINT | $319.20 | $532.00 | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ARTHRO ASP/INJ SMALL JOINT | $321.00 | $535.00 | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA ARTHRO ASP INJ SM JO/BU WO US | $322.80 | $538.00 | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Arthrocentesis - Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $325.20 | $813.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Arthrocentesis - Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $325.20 | $813.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Arthrocentesis - Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $325.20 | $813.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Arthrocentesis - Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $325.20 | $813.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Arthrocentesis - Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $325.20 | $813.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA ARTHRO ASP/INJ SMALL JOINT | $325.20 | $542.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC ARTHRO ASP INJ SM JO/BU WO US | $357.60 | $596.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA ARTHRO ASP INJ SM JO/BU WO US | $379.80 | $633.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC ASP/INJ SM JT - FINGER, TOE W/O US | $453.60 | $756.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC ASP/INJ SM JT - FINGER, TOE W/O US | $453.60 | $756.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC ASP/INJ SM JT - FINGER, TOE W/O US | $453.60 | $756.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC ASP/INJ SM JT - FINGER, TOE W/O US | $453.60 | $756.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC ASP/INJ SM JT - FINGER, TOE W/O US | $453.60 | $756.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC ASP/INJ SM JT - FINGER, TOE W/O US | $453.60 | $756.00 | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM SMALL JOINT | $457.50 | $915.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 20600 DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US Tech | $458.45 | $1,919.00 | — source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $478.08 | $1,328.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA NV INJECT SMALL JT,FINGER,TOE | $499.13 | $1,919.00 | — source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Aspiration and/or Injection of Fluid From Small Joint | $526.40 | $658.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Aspiration and/or Injection of Fluid From Small Joint | $526.40 | $658.00 | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Aspiration and/or Injection of Fluid From Small Joint | $526.40 | $658.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 20600 NV INJECT SMALL JT,FINGER,TOE Tech | $556.32 | $1,919.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ARTHRO ASP/INJ SMALL JOINT | $559.80 | $933.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center one side Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 20600 DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US LT Tech | $603.91 | $1,919.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center one side Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA IR Joint, Small RT Drain or Inj w/oUS - Report | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Small Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Rt | $760.50 | $1,170.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC ARTHCS SM JT/BURSA WO US GUID | $818.51 | $1,063.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA ARTHRO ASP/INJ SMALL JOINT | $825.60 | $1,376.00 | — source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC ARTHCS SM JT/BURSA WO US GUID | $829.14 | $1,063.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC ARTHCS SM JT/BURSA WO US GUID | $829.14 | $1,063.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC ARTHCS SM JT/BURSA WO US GUID | $830.28 | $1,122.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA RHC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $845.00 | $845.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA RHC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $845.00 | $845.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA RHC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $845.00 | $845.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA RHC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $845.00 | $845.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ARTHRO ASP INJ SM JO/BU WO US | $855.00 | $1,425.00 | — source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC ARTHCS SM JT/BURSA WO US GUID | $862.13 | $1,181.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC ARTHCS SM JT/BURSA WO US GUID | $863.94 | $1,122.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC ARTHCS SM JT/BURSA WO US GUID | $908.82 | $1,122.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie · Erie, PA HC ARTHCS SM JT/BURSA WO US GUID | $1,161.94 | $1,417.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD IR Arthrocent,Asp or Inj: Small Jt | $1,264.39 | $1,264.39 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $1,433.54 | $1,433.54 | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA ARTHROCENTEST ASP OR INJ SM JT | $2,144.40 | $3,574.00 | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA DRAIN/INJECT SM JNT/BURSA | $2,144.40 | $3,574.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 19 | $53.20 | $559.80 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 11 | $205.40 | $325.20 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $453.60 | $458.45 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $138.77 | $138.77 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $158.40 | $501.70 |
| Erie, PA | 2 | $281.40 | $721.67 |
| Hermitage, PA | 2 | $325.20 | $594.57 |
| Lancaster, PA | 2 | $453.60 | $504.96 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $210.60 | $518.10 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 2 | $453.60 | $453.60 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $845.00 | $845.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $199.80 | $199.80 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 1 | $526.40 | $526.40 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $310.20 | $310.20 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $526.40 | $526.40 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $845.00 | $845.00 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $526.40 | $526.40 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $478.08 | $478.08 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $499.13 | $499.13 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $453.60 | $453.60 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $845.00 | $845.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $53.20 | $53.20 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $63.60 | $63.60 |
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
- New York$313.60
- North Carolina$254.75
- North Dakota$274.95
- Ohio$493.50
- Oklahoma$116.35
- Oregon$176.80
- 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.