Surgery and procedures CPT 20600 Wisconsin Outpatient

Joint injection (small joint) cost in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, 94 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $72.74 to $2,295.63, with a median of $310.46. The lowest price is at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (Milwaukee). The highest price is 31.6× the lowest.

  • The median here, $310.46, is 14% below the US median of $359.00.
  • That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
  • Wisconsin ranks 20th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 2 of 94 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 11, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$72.74Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Median$310.46half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,295.63in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$237.72vs the median

Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC INJECTION/ASPIRATION SMALL JOINT WO US $72.74 $132.25 Mar 23, 2026
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Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC PRO-S DRAIN/INJ SM JOINT/BURSA W/O US $78.09 $137.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI Aspiration/Inj Sm Joint/Bursa $81.05 $81.05 Apr 16, 2026
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Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI Arthrocentesis, Aspirtn and/or Inj; Small Joint or Bursa (eg, Fingers, toes) Charge $97.20 $108.00 Jan 8, 2026
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Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 20600 ARTHORCENTESIS,ASP/INJ SM JNT $107.83 $205.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Beloit Memorial Hospital Beloit · Janesville-Beloit, WI ED Arthrocentesis, Aspiration and/or Injection Small Joint or Bursa $123.60 $412.00 Oct 12, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI ARTHCS ASP/INJ SM JT WO US-TECH $129.20 $136.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI ARTHROCENT ASP INJ-SM JT-CT-TECH $129.20 $136.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI ARTHCS ASP/INJ SM JT WO US-TECH $129.20 $136.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI ARTHROCENT ASP INJ-SM JT-CT-TECH $129.20 $136.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI ARTHCS ASP/INJ SM JT WO US-TECH $129.20 $136.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI ARTHROCENT ASP INJ-SM JT-CT-TECH $129.20 $136.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI ARTHROCENT ASP INJ-SM JT-CT-TECH $129.20 $136.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI ARTHCS ASP/INJ SM JT WO US-TECH $129.20 $136.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI ARTHCS ASP/INJ SM JT WO US-TECH $129.20 $136.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI ARTHCS ASP/INJ SM JT WO US-TECH $129.20 $136.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Sauk Prairie Healthcare Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US $142.77 $261.00 Jan 29, 2026
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Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 20600 ARTHORCENTESIS,ASP/INJ SM JNT $145.29 $286.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 20600 ARTHORCENTESIS,ASP/INJ SM JNT $154.06 $243.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward · Hayward, WI Drain/Inject Small Joint/Bursa $158.58 $166.93 Jan 26, 2026
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Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Drainage/injection small joint w/imaging $181.34 $402.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah · Sparta, WI Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint $184.00 $320.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland · Ashland, WI Drain/Inject Small Joint/Bursa $192.78 $202.93 Jan 26, 2026
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Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 20600 ARTHORCENTESIS,ASP/INJ SM JNT $205.60 $514.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Saint Croix Regional Medical Center Saint Croix Falls · Saint Croix Falls, WI HCHG RAD ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRATION SMALL JOINT OR BURSA,Technical $210.74 $383.16 Apr 10, 2026
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Stoughton Hospital Stoughton · Madison, WI Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint $222.44 $404.43 Jun 11, 2026
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Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Drainage/injection small joint w/imaging $222.50 $423.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint $230.40 $288.00 Oct 2, 2026
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Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PBB DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BRSA 20600 $235.20 $313.60 Mar 1, 2026
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Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 20600 ARTHORCENTESIS,ASP/INJ SM JNT $237.98 $514.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI ER ARTHROCENTESIS -> Small Joint $240.00 $750.00 Jun 17, 2026
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Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI HCHG 20600 ARTHORCENTESIS,ASP/INJ SM JNT $251.84 $489.00 Jun 27, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US $266.62 $476.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US $266.62 $476.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US $266.62 $476.10 Aug 7, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US $266.62 $476.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US $266.62 $476.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US $266.62 $476.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US $266.62 $476.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US $266.62 $476.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US $266.62 $476.10 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US $266.62 $476.10 Aug 8, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJECT/ASP SMALL JOINT $275.07 $519.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC INJECT/ASP SMALL JOINT $275.07 $519.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJECT/ASP SMALL JOINT $275.07 $519.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJECT/ASP SMALL JOINT $275.07 $519.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJECT/ASP SMALL JOINT $275.07 $519.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI DRAIN/INJ SMALL JOINT/BURSA(T) $345.85 $468.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt $396.50 $610.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt $396.50 $610.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt $396.50 $610.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt $396.50 $610.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt $396.50 $610.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt $396.50 $610.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt $396.50 $610.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt $396.50 $610.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt $396.50 $610.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt $396.50 $610.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt $396.50 $610.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt $396.50 $610.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Small Jt $396.50 $610.00 Apr 1, 2026
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River Falls Area Hospital River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG ARTHROCENT ASPIR/INJ SMALL JOINT/BURSA WO US $450.91 $805.20 Jun 15, 2026
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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJECT/ASP SMALL JOINT $469.58 $886.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJECT/ASP SMALL JOINT $469.58 $886.00 Jan 1, 2026
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St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT SMALL $499.62 $757.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT SMALL $499.62 $757.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US $499.62 $757.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US $499.62 $757.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC INJECT/ASP SMALL JOINT $532.95 $935.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC INJECT/ASP SMALL JOINT $532.95 $935.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC ARTHROCENTESIS JOINT SMALL WO US $560.64 $768.00 Jul 19, 2026
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Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE SMALL JOINT W/O US $565.00 $1,130.00 Nov 6, 2026
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OakLeaf Surgical Hospital one side Altoona · Eau Claire, WI ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM SMALL JOINT $577.04 $641.15 Feb 19, 2026
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Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien, WI Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint $578.00 $578.00 Oct 22, 2026
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Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI HC ARTHRCNTESIS.SM JT/BURSA $619.90 $826.53 Mar 1, 2026
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Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC ED DRAIN/INJECT SMALL JOINT/BURSA $654.00 $872.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha, WI Aspir/Inj of Small Joint or Joint Capsule $657.37 $876.49 Jul 1, 2026
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UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US $2,295.63 $2,869.53 Jan 28, 2026
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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 areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 15 $72.74 $565.00
Green Bay, WI 5 $237.98 $499.62
Appleton, WI 4 $78.09 $266.62
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 4 $266.62 $399.78
Eau Claire, WI 3 $129.20 $396.50
Janesville-Beloit, WI 3 $123.60 $235.20
Madison, WI 3 $222.44 $396.50
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3 $181.34 $222.50
Stevens Point-Plover, WI 3 $129.20 $396.50
Fond du Lac, WI 2 $266.62 $415.81
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 2 $107.83 $156.72
Platteville, WI 2 $251.84 $452.92
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 2 $565.00 $565.00
Rice Lake, WI 2 $81.05 $105.12
Sheboygan, WI 2 $499.62 $532.31
Wausau, WI 2 $129.20 $262.85
Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI 2 $565.00 $592.45
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI 2 $129.20 $262.85
Antigo, WI 1 $396.50 $396.50
Ashland, WI 1 $192.78 $192.78
Berlin, WI 1 $266.62 $266.62
Black River Falls, WI 1 $97.20 $97.20
Brookfield, WI 1 $275.07 $275.07
Baraboo, WI 1 $142.77 $142.77
Beaver Dam, WI 1 $129.20 $129.20
Duluth, MN-WI 1 $345.85 $345.85
Eagle River, WI 1 $396.50 $396.50
Friendship, WI 1 $145.29 $145.29
Grantsburg, WI 1 $230.40 $230.40
Hayward, WI 1 $158.58 $158.58
Kenosha, WI 1 $657.37 $657.37
Ladysmith, WI 1 $129.20 $129.20
Medford, WI 1 $396.50 $396.50
Merrill, WI 1 $396.50 $396.50
Minocqua, WI 1 $129.20 $129.20
Manitowoc, WI 1 $565.00 $565.00
Marinette, WI-MI 1 $565.00 $565.00
Neillsville, WI 1 $129.20 $129.20
New London, WI 1 $266.62 $266.62
Park Falls, WI 1 $129.20 $129.20
Prairie Du Chien, WI 1 $578.00 $578.00
Rhinelander, WI 1 $396.50 $396.50
Saint Croix Falls, WI 1 $210.74 $210.74
Shawano, WI 1 $266.62 $266.62
Sparta, WI 1 $184.00 $184.00
Tomahawk, WI 1 $396.50 $396.50
Waupaca, WI 1 $266.62 $266.62
Whitehall, WI 1 $154.06 $154.06
Wild Rose, WI 1 $266.62 $266.62
Woodruff, WI 1 $396.50 $396.50
Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI 1 $240.00 $240.00
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

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