Joint injection (medium joint) cost in New York
In New York, 62 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $42.31 to $1,431.40, with a median of $306.80. The lowest price is at St. Barnabas Hospital (Bronx). The highest price is 33.8× the lowest.
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 Sep 24, 2026.
Lowest$42.31St. Barnabas Hospital
Median$306.80half pay less
Highest$1,431.40in New York
Lowest saves$264.49vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $42.31 | $158.52 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital one side Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Intermediate Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Lt | $43.55 | $67.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital one side Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Intermediate Joint/Bursa W/O Ultrasound Guidance Rt | $43.55 | $67.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US (Pro) | $44.00 | — | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US (Pro) | $68.00 | — | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY PR Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Injection Intermediate Joint/Bursa WO U/S Guid | $79.00 | $79.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US (Pro) | $90.00 | — | — source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US (Pro) | $98.00 | — | — source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $98.90 | $494.52 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $98.90 | $494.52 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $98.90 | $494.52 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $100.00 | $100.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHROCENTESIS, ASPIRARION/INJECTION MAJOR JOINT | $105.00 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC ARTHROCENTESIS_ ASPIRATION_INJECTION_ INTERMEDIATE JOINT_BURSA | $119.59 | $183.99 | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC ARTHROCENTESIS_ ASPIRATION_INJECTION_ INTERMEDIATE JOINT_BURSA | $121.94 | $187.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $124.70 | $178.14 | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $149.80 | $214.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $151.20 | $756.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Aspir/Inj Interm Joint Bursa | $158.18 | $197.72 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Aspir/Inj Interm Joint Bursa | $158.18 | $197.72 | — source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY ARTHRO ASP/INJ INT JT WO/US | $168.60 | $281.00 | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $169.00 | $338.00 | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC ARTHROCENTESIS_ ASPIRATION_INJECTION_ INTERMEDIATE JOINT_BURSA | $195.77 | $301.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $226.59 | $1,132.95 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $227.00 | $227.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC ARTHOCENTESIS INTERMEDIATE JOINT_BURSA | $258.52 | $397.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC ARTHOCENTESIS INTERMEDIATE JOINT_BURSA | $277.89 | $427.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC ARTHOCENTESIS INTERMEDIATE JOINT_BURSA | $277.89 | $427.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC ARTHROCENTESIS_ ASPIRATION_INJECTION_ INTERMEDIATE JOINT_BURSA | $291.80 | $448.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $300.00 | $300.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $300.00 | $300.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $313.60 | $91.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $313.60 | $93.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $313.60 | $90.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC ARTHOCENTESIS INTERMEDIATE JOINT_BURSA | $342.02 | $427.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROCENTESIS, ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION; INTERMEDIATE JOI | $349.32 | $1,055.70 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROCENTESIS, ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION; INTERMEDIATE JOI | $349.32 | $920.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROCENTESIS, ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION; INTERMEDIATE JOI | $349.32 | $920.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us | $364.35 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ARTHROCENTESIS ASP/INJ INT JNT | $477.00 | $774.75 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $505.01 | $505.01 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $505.01 | $122.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $505.01 | $505.01 | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Aspirate Or Inject Inter Joint A | $591.84 | $591.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT | $685.00 | $685.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT | $685.00 | $685.00 | — source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC ARTHCS INTER JT/BUR WO US GUID | $691.08 | $886.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $744.00 | $744.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $769.25 | $905.00 | — source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 20605 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJECTION INTERM JT/BU | $821.00 | $821.00 | — source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $1,029.09 | $5,416.25 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $1,029.09 | $5,416.25 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $1,029.09 | $5,416.25 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $1,029.09 | $5,416.25 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrocnts Aspir&/Njx Intrm Jt/Bursa - 20605 | $1,080.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Arthrocentes Med Joint WO US | $1,080.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrocnts Aspir&/Njx Intrm Jt/Bursa - 20605 | $1,080.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrocnts Aspir&/Njx Intrm Jt/Bursa - 20605 | $1,080.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Arthrocentes Med Joint WO US | $1,080.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT | $1,092.00 | $1,092.00 | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT | $1,173.53 | $1,173.53 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $1,431.40 | $1,431.40 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 26 | $42.31 | $727.12 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $68.00 | $277.89 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 6 | $124.70 | $505.01 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $98.00 | $98.90 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $119.59 | $121.94 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $43.55 | $43.55 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $98.90 | $98.90 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $168.60 | $429.84 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $79.00 | $450.00 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $258.52 | $258.52 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $158.18 | $158.18 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $151.20 | $151.20 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $227.00 | $227.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $226.59 | $226.59 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $744.00 | $744.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $44.00 | $44.00 |
What it is
This code covers injecting or draining a medium-sized joint such as the wrist, elbow or ankle.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure. The medicine and imaging guidance are billed separately.
Joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) in other states
- Alabama$506.17
- Alaska$364.35
- Arizona$2,143.00
- Arkansas$135.85
- California$608.40
- Colorado$1,340.17
- Connecticut$210.00
- Delaware$873.97
- Florida$926.67
- Georgia$753.87
- Hawaii$462.60
- Idaho$672.00
- Illinois$340.00
- Indiana$400.44
- Iowa$129.60
- Kansas$309.40
- Kentucky$485.66
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$124.45
- Maryland$167.24
- Massachusetts$459.00
- Michigan$318.00
- Minnesota$342.86
- Mississippi$77.25
- Missouri$137.15
- Montana$184.56
- Nebraska$228.75
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$162.32
- New Jersey$395.52
- New Mexico$228.56
- North Carolina$288.00
- North Dakota$254.33
- Ohio$609.00
- Oklahoma$188.70
- Oregon$171.95
- Pennsylvania$379.80
- Rhode Island$343.00
- South Carolina$319.50
- South Dakota$504.00
- Tennessee$267.00
- Texas$631.51
- Utah$249.42
- Vermont$98.35
- Virginia$406.80
- Washington$517.40
- West Virginia$343.50
- Wisconsin$292.50
- Wyoming$260.80
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.