Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $54.24 to $12,787.65, with a median of $336.00. The lowest price is at Crenshaw Community Hospital (Luverne). The highest price is 235.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $336.00, is 12% below the US median of $379.80.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Alabama ranks 20th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 15 of 45 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 20605. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$54.24Crenshaw Community Hospital
Median$336.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,787.65in Alabama
Lowest saves$281.76vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crenshaw Community Hospital lowest Luverne · Luverne, AL ASPIRATION INTERMEDIATE JOINT | $54.24 | $108.48 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL INJ INTERM JT W/O USNKL | $58.98 | $226.84 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL CT Guided Arthrocent Interm Jn | $66.75 | $89.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $101.60 | $254.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL HEXTEND 6% 500ML BOTTLE | $127.67 | $127.67 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL Inj/Drain Intrmd Jt/Bursa woUS | $131.00 | $262.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL LOCAL INJECTION JOINT | $137.60 | $344.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL S-JOINT ASP-INJ IM | $140.53 | $780.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center one side Dothan · Dothan, AL ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT | $172.00 | $430.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL ARTHROCENTESIS/ASPIRATION/INJECT; INTERM | $191.75 | $295.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL DRAIN/INJ. JNT/BURSA 20605 | $217.00 | $434.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL ARTHROCENTESIS JOINT INTERM | $231.20 | $289.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL ASPIR & INJ INTRMED JNT/BURSA | $254.10 | $460.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Drain/Inject Intermediate Joint/Bursa | $273.00 | $2,036.23 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL DRAIN/INJ,JOINT/BURSA-INTER | $274.80 | $458.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $283.00 | $283.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $283.00 | $283.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA ARTHRO ASPIR/INJ INT | $286.50 | $573.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC PBB ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRAND/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $294.55 | $685.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRAND/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $294.55 | $685.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL XR Intermediate Joint (wrist,elbow) | $297.55 | $541.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL LAB-CHAGSM-T.CRUZI TOTAL,AB,EI | $314.40 | $314.40 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center one side Cullman · Cullman, AL XR Arthrogram Injection Elbow Right | $336.00 | $517.48 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL S-JOINT ASP-INJ IM | $352.20 | $2,348.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Arthrocentesis (Asp/Inj) Inter | $366.00 | $610.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL ARTHROCENTESIS, INTERMED JOINT | $385.00 | $385.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL ARTHROCENTESIS, INTERMED JOINT | $385.00 | $385.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL ARTHROCENTESIS, INTERMED JOINT | $385.00 | $385.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL XR-INJ PROC WRIST, ELBOW OR AN | $411.00 | $411.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL XR-INJ PROC WRIST, ELBOW OR AN | $411.00 | $411.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL XR-INJ PROC WRIST, ELBOW OR AN | $411.00 | $411.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL XR-INJ PROC WRIST, ELBOW OR AN | $411.00 | $411.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $445.20 | $636.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL ASP AND OR INJ INTER JT B | $469.17 | $551.96 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC ER ARTHROCENTESIS INTERMED JOINT | $496.50 | $993.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC ARTHOCENTESIS, INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA | $496.82 | $653.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $506.17 | $1,177.13 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL S-JOINT ASP-INJ IM | $544.48 | $3,024.91 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL S-JOINT ASP-INJ IM | $647.55 | $4,317.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Intermed Jt Asp &/Or Inject | $3,258.00 | $3,258.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Intermed Jt Asp &/Or Inject | $3,258.00 | $3,258.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Intermed Jt Asp &/Or Inject | $3,258.00 | $3,258.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Intermed Jt Asp &/Or Inject | $3,258.00 | $3,258.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $3,842.94 | $42,699.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $12,787.65 | $106,563.76 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 6 | $66.75 | $1,882.08 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $283.00 | $411.00 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $385.00 | $385.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $411.00 | $411.00 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $172.00 | $409.78 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $273.00 | $6,530.32 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $58.98 | $186.69 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $131.00 | $181.10 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $297.55 | $297.55 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $496.82 | $496.82 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $496.50 | $496.50 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $336.00 | $336.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $366.00 | $366.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $140.53 | $140.53 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $191.75 | $191.75 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $3,842.94 | $3,842.94 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $286.50 | $286.50 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $217.00 | $217.00 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $127.67 | $127.67 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $283.00 | $283.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $294.55 | $294.55 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $54.24 | $54.24 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $137.60 | $137.60 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $469.17 | $469.17 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $274.80 | $274.80 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $445.20 | $445.20 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $3,258.00 | $3,258.00 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $254.10 | $254.10 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $101.60 | $101.60 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $294.55 | $294.55 |
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 (medium joint) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Joint injection (medium joint) explained.
Joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) in other states
- Alaska$364.35
- Arizona$442.28
- Arkansas$359.12
- California$608.40
- Colorado$375.15
- Connecticut$629.63
- Delaware$873.97
- District of Columbia$639.39, 3 hospitals
- Florida$570.85
- Georgia$753.87
- Hawaii$688.10
- Idaho$261.70
- Illinois$415.00
- Indiana$427.50
- Iowa$346.20
- Kansas$273.45
- Kentucky$208.80
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$190.55
- Maryland$212.50
- Massachusetts$541.00
- Michigan$325.00
- Minnesota$305.21
- Mississippi$220.20
- Missouri$338.65
- Montana$205.00
- Nebraska$255.72
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$275.90
- New Jersey$857.43
- New Mexico$362.56
- New York$457.50
- North Carolina$346.50
- North Dakota$307.63
- Ohio$616.97
- Oklahoma$269.82
- Oregon$343.85
- Pennsylvania$353.80
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,480.00
- South Carolina$436.20
- South Dakota$484.80
- Tennessee$292.60
- Texas$588.53
- Utah$391.47
- Vermont$278.32
- Virginia$421.50
- Washington$457.47
- West Virginia$343.50
- Wisconsin$320.12
- Wyoming$292.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.