Joint injection (medium joint) cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $168.00 to $2,466.00, with a median of $319.50. The lowest price is at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (Beaufort). The highest price is 14.7× 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 23, 2026.
Lowest$168.00Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Median$319.50half pay less
Highest$2,466.00in South Carolina
Lowest saves$151.50vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital lowest Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC ASP OR INJ INTERM JOINT BURSA | $168.00 | $280.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $232.70 | $358.00 | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Joint Bursa Inj Med Arm | $232.70 | $358.00 | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $232.70 | $358.00 | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $232.70 | $358.00 | — source file |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB ARTHO/ASP/INJ/INTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA | $280.50 | $561.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB ARTHO/ASP/INJ/INTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA | $318.50 | $637.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB ARTHO/ASP/INJ/INTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA | $319.50 | $639.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB ARTHO/ASP/INJ/INTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA | $319.50 | $639.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB ARTHO/ASP/INJ/INTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA | $378.50 | $757.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB ARTHO/ASP/INJ/INTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA | $387.50 | $775.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB ARTHO/ASP/INJ/INTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA | $387.50 | $775.00 | — source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB ARTHO/ASP/INJ/INTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA | $528.50 | $1,057.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $637.20 | $1,062.00 | — source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB ARTHO/ASP/INJ/INTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA | $819.00 | $1,638.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Greenville Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $1,296.92 | $1,296.92 | — source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB ARTHO/ASP/INJ/INTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA | $2,466.00 | $4,932.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 5 | $232.70 | $232.70 |
| Columbia, SC | 3 | $319.50 | $319.50 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 2 | $318.50 | $1,392.25 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 2 | $637.20 | $967.06 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $280.50 | $280.50 |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $819.00 | $819.00 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $378.50 | $378.50 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $387.50 | $387.50 |
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
- New York$306.80
- 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 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.