Joint injection (small joint) cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 37 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $51.33 to $407.22, with a median of $89.55. The lowest price is at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital (Shelbyville) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 7.9× 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$51.33Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital + 2 more
Median$89.55half pay less
Highest$407.22in Tennessee
Lowest saves$38.22vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital lowest Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $51.33 | $177.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital lowest Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $51.33 | $177.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $51.33 | $177.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $53.33 | $101.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC ED 20600-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION SMALL JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $59.40 | $297.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20600-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION SMALL JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $64.89 | $309.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20600-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION SMALL JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $64.89 | $309.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20600-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION SMALL JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $64.89 | $309.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC ED 20600-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION SMALL JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $71.07 | $309.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20600-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION SMALL JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $74.16 | $309.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC ASPIRATE INJECT SMALL JOINT W/O US GUID | $87.86 | $382.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC ASPIRATE INJECT SMALL JOINT W/O US GUID | $87.86 | $382.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ASPIRATE INJECT SMALL JOINT W/O US GUID | $89.55 | $597.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC ASPIRATE INJECT SMALL JOINT W/O US GUID | $89.55 | $597.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC ASPIRATE INJECT SMALL JOINT W/O US GUID | $89.55 | $597.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ASPIRATE INJECT SMALL JOINT W/O US GUID | $89.55 | $597.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ASPIRATE INJECT SMALL JOINT W/O US GUID | $89.55 | $597.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ASPIRATE INJECT SMALL JOINT W/O US GUID | $89.55 | $597.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC ASPIRATE INJECT SMALL JOINT W/O US GUID | $89.55 | $597.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC ASPIRATE INJECT SMALL JOINT W/O US GUID | $89.55 | $597.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US | $95.58 | $177.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Arthrocen Sm Joint | $158.95 | $550.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US | $292.60 | $1,330.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US | $292.60 | $1,330.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US | $292.60 | $1,330.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Small Jt/Bursa W/O US | $292.60 | $1,330.00 | — source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN XR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJECT SMALL | $357.86 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY S-JOINT ASP-INJ SM | $361.95 | $1,865.66 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN XR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJECT SMALL | $370.20 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN ARTHROCENTESIS SML (LT) | $388.16 | $1,293.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN ARTHROCENTESIS SML (LT) | $388.16 | $1,293.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR ASPRINJ JNT RT SMALL | $388.16 | $1,293.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR ASPIR INJ JOINT SMALL RT | $395.57 | $1,318.55 | — source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN XR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJECT SMALL | $407.22 | $1,234.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN XR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJECT SMALL | $407.22 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN XR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJECT SMALL | $407.22 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN XR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJECT SMALL | $407.22 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 8 | $64.89 | $183.38 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $370.20 | $407.22 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $89.55 | $89.55 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $51.33 | $241.87 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $89.55 | $89.55 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $53.33 | $53.33 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $361.95 | $361.95 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $89.55 | $89.55 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $71.07 | $71.07 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $87.86 | $87.86 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $388.16 | $388.16 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $158.95 | $158.95 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $388.16 | $388.16 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $87.86 | $87.86 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $357.86 | $357.86 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $51.33 | $51.33 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $51.33 | $51.33 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $59.40 | $59.40 |
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
- Pennsylvania$453.60
- Rhode Island$410.40
- South Carolina$281.50
- South Dakota$478.69
- 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.