Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $131.10 to $3,388.40, with a median of $421.50. The lowest price is at Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center (Emporia) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 25.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $421.50, is 11% above the US median of $379.80.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Virginia ranks 33rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 Oct 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$131.10Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center + 1 more
Median$421.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,388.40in Virginia
Lowest saves$290.40vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center lowest Emporia · Emporia, VA HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $131.10 | $437.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $131.10 | $437.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Joint Injection/Aspir Medium WO US | $186.00 | $310.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin · Roanoke, VA HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $189.00 | $630.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA ARTHROCENTESIS INTERMEDI JOINT | $227.30 | $324.71 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Arthrocentisis-Int Jnt W/O Us | $254.50 | $509.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Arthrocentisis-Int Jnt W/O Us | $254.50 | $509.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood · Clintwood, VA HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $261.97 | $1,139.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap · Pennington Gap, VA HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $261.97 | $1,139.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $262.20 | $437.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $262.20 | $437.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $262.20 | $437.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $262.20 | $437.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $267.00 | $1,780.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $267.00 | $1,780.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Russell County Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $267.00 | $1,780.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital Marion · Marion, VA HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP INJ INT JT W/O US GUID | $267.00 | $1,780.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us | $283.50 | $567.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us | $283.50 | $567.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Arthrocentesis Intermediate Joint W/O US | $290.00 | $580.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health Fishersville · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Inj Intermed Joint Or Bursa | $291.00 | $582.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa (eg, temporomandibular, acromioclavicular, wrist, elbow or ankle, olecranon bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $323.84 | $809.59 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Arthrocentisis-Int Jnt W/O Us | $343.50 | $687.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock · Kilmarnock, VA HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $406.80 | $678.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Arthrocentesis-Int Jnt W/O Us | $421.50 | $843.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Arthrocentesis-Int Jnt W/O Us | $421.50 | $843.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Arthrocentesis-Int Jnt W/O Us | $421.50 | $843.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Arthrocentesis-Int Jnt W/O Us | $421.50 | $843.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Arthrocentesis-Int Jnt W/O Us | $421.50 | $843.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Arthrocentesis-Int Jnt W/O Us | $421.50 | $843.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Arthrocentesis-Int Jnt W/O Us | $421.50 | $843.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Arthrocentesis-Int Jnt W/O Us | $421.50 | $843.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital one side Rocky Mt · Roanoke, VA HB ARTHROCENTESIS INTERMED JOI LT | $477.40 | $1,364.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital one side Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB ARTHROCENTESIS INTERMED JOI LT | $477.40 | $1,364.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center one side Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HB SP ARTHROCENTESIS INTERM JNT LT | $477.40 | $1,364.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital one side Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB ARTHROCENTESIS INTERMED JOI RT | $477.40 | $1,364.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital one side Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB ARTHROCENTESIS INTERMED JOI RT | $477.40 | $1,364.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital one side Lexington · Lexington, VA HB ARTHROCENTESIS INTERMED JOI RT | $477.40 | $1,364.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell · Bluefield, WV-VA HB XR ARTHROCENTESIS INTER JOINT | $477.40 | $1,364.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INJ/ASP INTRMDT JNT/BURSA WO US GUID | $478.00 | $956.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INJ/ASP INTRMDT JNT/BURSA WO US GUID | $478.00 | $956.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INJ/ASP INTRMDT JNT/BURSA WO US GUID | $478.00 | $956.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INJ/ASP INTRMDT JNT/BURSA WO US GUID | $478.00 | $956.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INJ/ASP INTRMDT JNT/BURSA WO US GUID | $478.00 | $956.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $512.17 | $853.61 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $627.00 | $1,045.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Asp Inj Intermediate Joint | $627.00 | $1,045.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa (eg, temporomandibular, acromioclavicular, wrist, elbow or ankle, olecranon bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $857.06 | $2,142.64 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC DRN/INJ INT JNT/BRS-NO US | $894.02 | $993.35 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa (eg, temporomandibular, acromioclavicular, wrist, elbow or ankle, olecranon bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $2,804.20 | $7,010.50 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa (eg, temporomandibular, acromioclavicular, wrist, elbow or ankle, olecranon bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $3,388.40 | $8,471.00 | Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 12 | $186.00 | $421.50 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 8 | $283.50 | $478.00 |
| Richmond, VA | 5 | $131.10 | $262.20 |
| Roanoke, VA | 5 | $189.00 | $477.40 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $267.00 | $267.00 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 1 | $477.40 | $477.40 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $477.40 | $477.40 |
| Clintwood, VA | 1 | $261.97 | $261.97 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $254.50 | $254.50 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $2,804.20 | $2,804.20 |
| Emporia, VA | 1 | $131.10 | $131.10 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $857.06 | $857.06 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $227.30 | $227.30 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $254.50 | $254.50 |
| Kilmarnock, VA | 1 | $406.80 | $406.80 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $267.00 | $267.00 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $267.00 | $267.00 |
| Lexington, VA | 1 | $477.40 | $477.40 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $267.00 | $267.00 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $3,388.40 | $3,388.40 |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 1 | $261.97 | $261.97 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $343.50 | $343.50 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $421.50 | $421.50 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1 | $291.00 | $291.00 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $323.84 | $323.84 |
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
- 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
- Tennessee$292.60
- Texas$588.53
- Utah$391.47
- Vermont$278.32
- Washington$457.47
- West Virginia$343.50
- Wisconsin$320.12
- Wyoming$292.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.