Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 62 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $59.21 to $1,169.28, with a median of $292.60. The lowest price is at Hardin County General Hospital (Savannah). The highest price is 19.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $292.60, is 23% below the US median of $379.80.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Tennessee ranks 14th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 62 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$59.21Hardin County General Hospital
Median$292.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,169.28in Tennessee
Lowest saves$233.39vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County General Hospital lowest Savannah · Savannah, TN 20605 Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa | $59.21 | $155.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC ED 20605-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $59.40 | $297.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20605-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $64.89 | $309.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20605-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $64.89 | $309.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20605-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $64.89 | $309.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC ED 20605-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $71.07 | $309.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20605-ASPIRATION OR INJECTION INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA WO IMAGNG | $74.16 | $309.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC ASPIR/INJ JOINT INTERM | $129.95 | $439.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center one side Dayton · Dayton, TN SD-INJECTION BURSA/JOINT MED LT PRO,LEFT SIDE | $173.40 | $255.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Inj Asp Intermed Jnt | $185.25 | $641.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC ASPIR/INJ JOINT INTERM | $185.70 | $439.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa (eg, temporomandibular, acromioclavicular, wrist, elbow or ankle, olecranon bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $245.37 | $985.41 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $261.97 | $1,139.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $261.97 | $1,139.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $266.70 | $889.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $266.70 | $889.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $266.70 | $889.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $266.70 | $889.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $266.70 | $889.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $266.70 | $889.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $267.00 | $1,780.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $267.00 | $1,780.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $267.00 | $1,780.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $267.00 | $1,780.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $267.00 | $1,780.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $267.00 | $1,780.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $267.00 | $1,780.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $267.00 | $1,780.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $292.60 | $1,330.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $292.60 | $1,330.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $292.60 | $1,330.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $292.60 | $1,330.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN S-JOINT ASP-INJ IM | $312.04 | $1,377.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Inj Asp Intermed Jnt | $338.45 | $641.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN ARTHROCENTESIS, INTERMEDIATE JOINT | $355.20 | $444.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN XR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJECT INTER | $357.86 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY S-JOINT ASP-INJ IM | $361.95 | $1,865.66 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN IR ARTHCNTS/ASP/INJ ITRM WO US | $369.45 | $1,231.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN SP ARTHRCNT ASP/INJ INTER WO US | $370.20 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center one side Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SP ARTHRCNT ASP/INJ INT WO US LT | $370.20 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN S-JOINT ASP-INJ IM | $371.97 | $1,377.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $376.13 | $1,297.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $376.13 | $1,297.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC ARTHROCENT ASP/INJ JT INTERMED | $376.13 | $1,297.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa (eg, temporomandibular, acromioclavicular, wrist, elbow or ankle, olecranon bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $381.92 | $1,639.14 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ASPIRATION INTERMEDIATE JOINT/BURSA W/O ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE 20605 | $383.79 | $675.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN ARTHROCTESIS INTER (RT) | $388.16 | $1,293.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN ARTHROCTESIS INTER (LT) | $388.16 | $1,293.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR ASPRINJ JNT RT MED | $388.16 | $1,293.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ARTHROCTESIS INTER (LT) | $388.16 | $1,293.85 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center one side Crossville · Crossville, TN SP ARTHRCNT ASP/INJ INT WO US LT | $394.88 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN XR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJECT INTER | $407.22 | $1,234.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center one side Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SP ARTHRCNT ASP/INJ INT WO US RT | $407.22 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge one side Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN SP ARTHRCNT ASP/INJ INT WO US LT | $407.22 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center one side Harriman · Knoxville, TN SP ARTHRCNT ASP/INJ INT WO US LT | $407.22 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa (eg, temporomandibular, acromioclavicular, wrist, elbow or ankle, olecranon bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $412.65 | $1,408.35 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 20605 Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa | $420.00 | $700.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 20605 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRATION AND/ORNJECTIONNTERMEDIATE JOINT OR BURSA | $531.36 | $885.60 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN INJ/ASP INTERM JOINT/BURSA | $578.00 | $578.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa (eg, temporomandibular, acromioclavicular, wrist, elbow or ankle, olecranon bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $585.98 | $2,989.67 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa (eg, temporomandibular, acromioclavicular, wrist, elbow or ankle, olecranon bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $653.66 | $1,289.28 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 7000047125 - DRAIN/INJ INTER JOINT/BURSA 20605 | $1,169.28 | $1,818.47 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $64.89 | $292.60 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 9 | $369.45 | $388.16 |
| Knoxville, TN | 7 | $312.04 | $407.22 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $267.00 | $267.00 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 3 | $129.95 | $185.70 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $267.00 | $267.00 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $266.70 | $266.70 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $355.20 | $365.66 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $585.98 | $585.98 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $266.70 | $266.70 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $266.70 | $266.70 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $361.95 | $361.95 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $394.88 | $394.88 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $173.40 | $173.40 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $266.70 | $266.70 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $267.00 | $267.00 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $71.07 | $71.07 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $245.37 | $245.37 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $261.97 | $261.97 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $266.70 | $266.70 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $388.16 | $388.16 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $370.20 | $370.20 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $185.25 | $185.25 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $412.65 | $412.65 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $578.00 | $578.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $59.21 | $59.21 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $388.16 | $388.16 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $261.97 | $261.97 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $357.86 | $357.86 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $376.13 | $376.13 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $59.40 | $59.40 |
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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
- 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
- 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.