Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $55.68 to $412.65, with a median of $267.00. The lowest price is at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital (Shelbyville) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 7.4× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$55.68Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital + 2 more
Median$267.00half pay less
Highest$412.65in Tennessee
Lowest saves$211.32vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital lowest Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $55.68 | $192.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital lowest Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $55.68 | $192.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $55.68 | $192.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $55.97 | $106.00 | Jan 25, 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 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $103.68 | $192.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Inj Asp Intermed Jnt | $185.25 | $641.00 | Jan 25, 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 |
| 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 | — 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 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $292.60 | $1,330.00 | — 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 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $292.60 | $1,330.00 | — 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 | — 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 | — 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 Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SP ARTHRCNT ASP/INJ INTER WO US | $370.20 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN ARTHROCTESIS INTER (LT) | $388.16 | $1,293.85 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN ARTHROCTESIS INTER (LT) | $388.16 | $1,293.85 | — 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 | — source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN SP ARTHRCNT ASP/INJ INTER WO US | $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 Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SP ARTHRCNT ASP/INJ INTER WO US | $407.22 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN XR ARTHROCENT ASP/INJECT INTER | $407.22 | $1,234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN SP ARTHRCNT ASP/INJ INTER WO US | $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 | — source file |
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 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $370.20 | $407.22 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $267.00 | $267.00 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $55.68 | $236.56 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $267.00 | $267.00 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $55.97 | $55.97 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $361.95 | $361.95 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $394.88 | $394.88 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $267.00 | $267.00 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $71.07 | $71.07 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $261.97 | $261.97 |
| 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 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $388.16 | $388.16 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $261.97 | $261.97 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $357.86 | $357.86 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $55.68 | $55.68 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $55.68 | $55.68 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $59.40 | $59.40 |
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 Carolina$319.50
- South Dakota$504.00
- 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.