Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Kansas
In Kansas, 73 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $45.75 to $1,881.97, with a median of $273.45. The lowest price is at Comanche County Hospital (Coldwater). The highest price is 41.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $273.45, is 28% below the US median of $379.80.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Kansas ranks 10th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 19 of 73 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$45.75Comanche County Hospital
Median$273.45half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,881.97in Kansas
Lowest saves$227.70vs the median
Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche County Hospital lowest Coldwater · Coldwater, KS JOINT INJ ELB WR ANK APJ | $45.75 | $61.00 | Sep 3, 2026 source file |
| Jewell County Hospital Mankato · Mankato, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $63.75 | $85.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Phillipsburg · Phillipsburg, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $63.75 | $75.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Scott Fort Scott · Fort Scott, KS ARTHROCENTESIS INTERMEDIATE | $64.16 | $160.39 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kiowa County Memorial Hospital Greensburg · Greensburg, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $68.00 | $80.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Healthcare Center Kingman · Kingman, KS INJ INTERMEDIATE JOINT | $71.00 | $142.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Ashland Health Center Ashland · Ashland, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $76.00 | $95.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Ottawa County Health Center Minneapolis · Salina, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $85.00 | $85.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Ellinwood District Hospital Ellinwood · Great Bend, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $89.25 | $105.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Rooks County Health Center Plainville · Plainville, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $90.00 | $120.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Morton County Hospital Elkhart · Elkhart, KS Amb Inj Med Admin Charge -> 20605: Medium Joint | $92.00 | $102.00 | — source file |
| Minneola District Hospital Nbr 2 Minneola · Dodge City, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $94.50 | $135.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital Medicine Lodge · Medicine Lodge, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $97.00 | $97.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Wakeeney · Wakeeney, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $102.85 | $121.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Cheyenne County Hospital Saint Francis · Saint Francis, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $116.00 | $116.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Norton County Hospital Norton · Norton, KS 20605-Intermediate Aspiration/Inj w/o US | $119.70 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Summit Surgical Hutchinson · Hutchinson, KS DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA W/O ULTRASOUND | $124.80 | $156.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Kiowa District Hospital Kiowa · Kiowa, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $128.00 | $160.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Seneca · Seneca, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $128.70 | $143.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Coffey County Hospital Burlington · Burlington, KS ARTHRCNTSS ASPR/INJ INTRM JT/B | $135.00 | $450.00 | Nov 6, 2024 source file |
| Wilson County Hospital Neodesha · Neodesha, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $145.50 | $194.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan · Manhattan, KS XR ASP/INJ MED JOINT KSM OS | $154.00 | $385.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital one side Lawrence · Lawrence, KS DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $154.88 | $619.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical Center Clay Center · Clay Center, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $161.20 | $161.20 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Fredonia Regional Hospital Fredonia · Fredonia, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $168.00 | $168.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Grisell Memorial Hospital Ransom · Ransom, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $169.10 | $178.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| County of Logan Oakley · Oakley, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $185.00 | $925.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego · Manhattan, KS INJECT/ASPIRATE INT JT 20605 | $200.40 | $501.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center Chanute · Chanute, KS 20605 DRAIN/ INJECT JOINT /BURSA CLINIC CHARGE | $204.79 | $273.05 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS DRAIN/INJ INTER JOINT/BURSA W/O US TX RM E | $209.28 | $436.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kansas Medical Center Andover · Wichita, KS ARTHROCENTESIS INTERMED J | $210.39 | $350.65 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Amberwell Atchison Association Atchison · Atchison, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $234.00 | $234.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Hiawatha Community Hospital Utah Hiawatha · Utah Hiawatha, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $234.00 | $234.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| HaysMed Hays · Hays, KS ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT | $244.20 | $740.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Edwards County Hospital and Healthcare Center Kinsley · Kinsley, KS SP RHC ASP/INJ JOINT INTMED | $253.60 | $317.00 | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Hospital District #1 of Rice County Lyons · Lyons, KS ER : ARTHROCENTISIS W/O ULSD GUIDANCE | $264.75 | $353.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital Wichita · Wichita, KS ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT | $273.45 | $420.69 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu Satanta · Satanta, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $276.30 | $307.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanton County Hospital Johnson · Johnson, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $278.00 | $278.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS Asp/Inj Intermed Jt WO US Guid | $278.85 | $429.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Drain/Inject Intermediate Joint/Bursa | $289.00 | $966.27 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth · Kansas City, MO-KS Drain/Inj Joint/Bursa W/O Us - 20605 - OR36020605 | $289.00 | $6,195.55 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena · Joplin, MO-KS Asp/Inj Intermed Jt WO US Guid | $339.95 | $523.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Labette County Medical Center one side Parsons · Parsons, KS IR INJ WRIST LT | $369.67 | $528.10 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Holton Community Hospital Holton · Topeka, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $375.00 | $500.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital one side El Dorado · Wichita, KS ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT | $388.05 | $597.00 | May 27, 2025 source file |
| Southwest medical center Liberal · Liberal, KS Treatment Rm | $396.40 | $495.50 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Manhattan Surgical Hospital Manhattan · Manhattan, KS ARTHROCNTSIS ASP/INJ INTMD JT/ | $406.00 | $812.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| McPherson Hospital McPherson · McPherson, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $406.26 | $549.00 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Lindsborg Community Hospital Lindsborg · McPherson, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $409.15 | $584.50 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Salina Regional Health Center Salina · Salina, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $409.15 | $584.50 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Russell Regional Hospital Russell · Russell, KS RC FAC INJ/ASP INTERMEDIATE JOINT | $433.50 | $510.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Morris County Hospital Council Grove · Council Grove, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $433.80 | $723.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Osborne County Memorial Hospital Osborne · Osborne, KS Or 20605 Arthrocent/asp/inj Int Jnt Wo Us Charge | $434.00 | $510.00 | — source file |
| Stafford County Hospital Stafford · Stafford, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $435.00 | $435.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln County Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $448.43 | $498.25 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Hodgeman County Health Center Jetmore · Jetmore, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $454.40 | $568.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Greeley County Health Services Tribune · Tribune, KS PC_ARTHRO ASP/INJ INTERM JT/BURS WO US | $459.20 | $656.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Graham County Hospital Hill City · Hill City, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $480.00 | $480.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan County Hospital Hoxie · Hoxie, KS ARTHROCENT INTER JOINT/BURSA PAIN MGMT | $511.00 | $511.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| The University of Kansas Health System- St. Francis Campus Topeka · Topeka, KS HC Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Interm Jnt W/O US | $511.50 | $1,705.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Ascentist Hospital Leawood · Kansas City, MO-KS PR DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US 20605BIL | $523.10 | $1,301.00 | Apr 26, 2026 source file |
| Hamilton County Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $529.00 | $529.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Smith County Memorial Hospital Smith Center · Smith Center, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $558.36 | $558.36 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Clara Barton Hospital Hoisington · Great Bend, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $558.60 | $798.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Abilene · Abilene, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $584.50 | $584.50 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Oberlin · Oberlin, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $595.49 | $661.65 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Stevens County Hospital Hugoton · Hugoton, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $611.30 | $611.30 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Greenwood County Hospital Eureka · Eureka, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $889.60 | $1,112.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center Arkansas City · Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $991.59 | $991.59 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Ottawa Ottawa · Ottawa, KS HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $1,881.97 | $1,881.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission · Kansas City, MO-KS HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $1,881.97 | $1,881.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $1,881.97 | $1,881.97 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 6 | $209.28 | $406.05 |
| Manhattan, KS | 3 | $154.00 | $200.40 |
| Wichita, KS | 3 | $210.39 | $273.45 |
| Great Bend, KS | 2 | $89.25 | $323.92 |
| McPherson, KS | 2 | $406.26 | $407.70 |
| Salina, KS | 2 | $85.00 | $247.08 |
| Topeka, KS | 2 | $375.00 | $443.25 |
| Abilene, KS | 1 | $584.50 | $584.50 |
| Ashland, KS | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $991.59 | $991.59 |
| Atchison, KS | 1 | $234.00 | $234.00 |
| Burlington, KS | 1 | $135.00 | $135.00 |
| Chanute, KS | 1 | $204.79 | $204.79 |
| Clay Center, KS | 1 | $161.20 | $161.20 |
| Coldwater, KS | 1 | $45.75 | $45.75 |
| Council Grove, KS | 1 | $433.80 | $433.80 |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $94.50 | $94.50 |
| Elkhart, KS | 1 | $92.00 | $92.00 |
| Eureka, KS | 1 | $889.60 | $889.60 |
| Fort Scott, KS | 1 | $64.16 | $64.16 |
| Fredonia, KS | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Greensburg, KS | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Hill City, KS | 1 | $480.00 | $480.00 |
| Hoxie, KS | 1 | $511.00 | $511.00 |
| Hugoton, KS | 1 | $611.30 | $611.30 |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $244.20 | $244.20 |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $124.80 | $124.80 |
| Jetmore, KS | 1 | $454.40 | $454.40 |
| Johnson, KS | 1 | $278.00 | $278.00 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $339.95 | $339.95 |
| Kingman, KS | 1 | $71.00 | $71.00 |
| Kinsley, KS | 1 | $253.60 | $253.60 |
| Kiowa, KS | 1 | $128.00 | $128.00 |
| Lincoln, KS | 1 | $448.43 | $448.43 |
| Lyons, KS | 1 | $264.75 | $264.75 |
| Lawrence, KS | 1 | $154.88 | $154.88 |
| Liberal, KS | 1 | $396.40 | $396.40 |
| Mankato, KS | 1 | $63.75 | $63.75 |
| Medicine Lodge, KS | 1 | $97.00 | $97.00 |
| Neodesha, KS | 1 | $145.50 | $145.50 |
| Norton, KS | 1 | $119.70 | $119.70 |
| Oakley, KS | 1 | $185.00 | $185.00 |
| Oberlin, KS | 1 | $595.49 | $595.49 |
| Osborne, KS | 1 | $434.00 | $434.00 |
| Ottawa, KS | 1 | $1,881.97 | $1,881.97 |
| Parsons, KS | 1 | $369.67 | $369.67 |
| Phillipsburg, KS | 1 | $63.75 | $63.75 |
| Plainville, KS | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $278.85 | $278.85 |
| Ransom, KS | 1 | $169.10 | $169.10 |
| Russell, KS | 1 | $433.50 | $433.50 |
| Saint Francis, KS | 1 | $116.00 | $116.00 |
| Satanta, KS | 1 | $276.30 | $276.30 |
| Seneca, KS | 1 | $128.70 | $128.70 |
| Smith Center, KS | 1 | $558.36 | $558.36 |
| Stafford, KS | 1 | $435.00 | $435.00 |
| Syracuse, KS | 1 | $529.00 | $529.00 |
| Tribune, KS | 1 | $459.20 | $459.20 |
| Utah Hiawatha, KS | 1 | $234.00 | $234.00 |
| Wakeeney, KS | 1 | $102.85 | $102.85 |
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
- Alabama$336.00
- 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
- 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.