Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Wisconsin Outpatient

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, 96 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $41.34 to $2,295.63, with a median of $320.12. The lowest price is at Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Mequon). The highest price is 55.5× the lowest.

  • The median here, $320.12, is 16% below the US median of $379.80.
  • That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
  • Wisconsin ranks 17th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 3 of 96 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$41.34Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus
Median$320.12half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,295.63in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$278.78vs the median

Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus lowest Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC 20605 DRAIN/INJECT, JOIN $41.34 $78.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC INJECTION/ASPIRATION INTERMEDIATE JOINT WO US $72.74 $132.25 Mar 23, 2026
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Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI Aspiration/Inj Interm Jnt/Burs $83.45 $83.45 Apr 16, 2026
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Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC PRO-S DRAIN/INJ INTERM JOINT/BURSA W/O US $85.50 $150.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa without ultrasound guidance $91.80 $102.00 Jan 8, 2026
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Vernon Memorial Healthcare Viroqua · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG VMH ASPIRAT JOINT/BURSA $96.00 $96.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Beloit Memorial Hospital Beloit · Janesville-Beloit, WI Intermediate Joint 20605 - Admin Intra-articular Injection Charge $104.40 $348.00 Oct 12, 2026
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Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 20605 ARTHROCENTESIS,ASP/INJ, INT JNT $108.88 $207.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI HCHG 20605 ARTHROCENTESIS,ASP/INJ, INT JNT $123.60 $240.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI ASPIRATION/INJ JOINT - ORTHO TX DONE-TECH $129.20 $136.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI ARTHCS ASP/INJ INT JT WO US-TECH $135.85 $143.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI ARTHROCENT INTERM JOINT W/CT-TECH $135.85 $143.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI ARTHCS ASP/INJ INT JT WO US-TECH $135.85 $143.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI ARTHROCENT INTERM JOINT W/CT-TECH $135.85 $143.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI ARTHROCENT INTERM JOINT W/CT-TECH $135.85 $143.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI ARTHROCENT INTERM JOINT W/CT-TECH $135.85 $143.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI ARTHCS ASP/INJ INT JT WO US-TECH $135.85 $143.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI ARTHROCENT INTERM JOINT W/CT-TECH $135.85 $143.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI ARTHCS ASP/INJ INT JT WO US-TECH $135.85 $143.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward · Hayward, WI Drain/Inject Medium Joint/Bursa $153.08 $161.14 Jan 26, 2026
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Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 20605 ARTHROCENTESIS,ASP/INJ, INT JNT $173.23 $341.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Drainage/injection intermediate joint $199.84 $443.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 20605 ARTHROCENTESIS,ASP/INJ, INT JNT $206.00 $515.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Saint Croix Regional Medical Center Saint Croix Falls · Saint Croix Falls, WI HCHG RAD ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRATION INJECTION INTERM JOINT BURSA $210.74 $383.16 Apr 10, 2026
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Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah · Sparta, WI Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint $221.38 $385.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 20605 ARTHROCENTESIS,ASP/INJ, INT JNT $221.90 $350.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland · Ashland, WI Drain/Inject Medium Joint/Bursa $235.03 $247.40 Jan 26, 2026
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Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PBB DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BRSA $235.20 $313.60 Mar 1, 2026
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Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 20605 ARTHROCENTESIS,ASP/INJ, INT JNT $238.45 $515.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI ER ARTHROCENTESIS -> Interm Joint $239.68 $749.00 Jun 17, 2026
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Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint $244.80 $306.00 Oct 2, 2026
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Stoughton Hospital Stoughton · Madison, WI Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint $258.22 $469.49 Jun 11, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $276.47 $493.70 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $276.47 $493.70 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $276.47 $493.70 Aug 7, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $276.47 $493.70 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $276.47 $493.70 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $276.47 $493.70 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $276.47 $493.70 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $276.47 $493.70 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $276.47 $493.70 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $276.47 $493.70 Aug 8, 2026
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Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Drainage/injection intermediate joint $294.56 $560.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI DRAIN/IN MEDIUM JOINT/BURSA(T) $305.21 $413.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Sauk Prairie Healthcare one side Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI INJECT INTERMEDIATE JOINT RT $306.87 $561.00 Jan 29, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJECT/ASP MEDIUM JOINT $320.12 $604.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC INJECT/ASP MEDIUM JOINT $320.12 $604.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJECT/ASP MEDIUM JOINT $320.12 $604.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJECT/ASP MEDIUM JOINT $320.12 $604.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJECT/ASP MEDIUM JOINT $320.12 $604.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt $325.00 $500.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt $325.00 $500.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt $325.00 $500.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt $325.00 $500.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt $325.00 $500.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt $325.00 $500.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt $325.00 $500.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt $325.00 $500.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt $325.00 $500.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt $325.00 $500.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt $325.00 $500.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt $325.00 $500.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI CT Guided Aspir &/or Inj Interm Jt $325.00 $500.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster · Platteville, WI Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint $394.55 $607.00 Sep 18, 2026
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River Falls Area Hospital River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG ARTHROCENT ASPIR/INJ INTERM JOINT/BURSA WO US $423.19 $755.70 Jun 15, 2026
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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJECT/ASP MEDIUM JOINT $525.23 $991.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC ARTHROCENTESIS JOINT INTERMED WO US $560.64 $768.00 Jul 19, 2026
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC INJECT/ASP MEDIUM JOINT $561.45 $985.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC INJECT/ASP MEDIUM JOINT $561.45 $985.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien, WI Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint $615.00 $615.00 Oct 22, 2026
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Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI HC ARTHRCNTSIS-INTM JT/BRSA 20605 $617.40 $823.20 Mar 1, 2026
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Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/O US $650.00 $1,300.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha, WI Aspir or Inj Medium Joint or Joint Cap $657.37 $876.49 Jul 1, 2026
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Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC ED ARTHROCENTESIS JOINT INTERMED WO US $659.25 $879.00 Mar 27, 2026
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St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US $697.62 $1,057.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC ARTHROCNT ASP/INJ JT INTRM $738.54 $1,119.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC ARTHROCNT ASP/INJ JT INTRM $738.54 $1,119.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US $738.54 $1,119.00 Mar 24, 2026
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OakLeaf Surgical Hospital one side Altoona · Eau Claire, WI ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM MEDIUM JOINT $824.35 $915.94 Feb 19, 2026
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UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC DRAIN/INJ INTERM JNT/BURSA $2,295.63 $2,869.53 Jan 28, 2026
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Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 15 $41.34 $650.00
Green Bay, WI 5 $238.45 $697.62
Appleton, WI 4 $85.50 $276.47
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 4 $276.47 $418.96
Eau Claire, WI 3 $135.85 $325.00
Janesville-Beloit, WI 3 $104.40 $235.20
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 3 $96.00 $108.88
Madison, WI 3 $258.22 $325.00
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3 $199.84 $294.56
Platteville, WI 3 $123.60 $394.55
Stevens Point-Plover, WI 3 $129.20 $325.00
Fond du Lac, WI 2 $276.47 $463.24
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 2 $650.00 $650.00
Rice Lake, WI 2 $83.45 $109.65
Sheboygan, WI 2 $650.00 $694.27
Wausau, WI 2 $135.85 $230.42
Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI 2 $617.40 $633.70
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI 2 $135.85 $230.42
Antigo, WI 1 $325.00 $325.00
Ashland, WI 1 $235.03 $235.03
Berlin, WI 1 $276.47 $276.47
Black River Falls, WI 1 $91.80 $91.80
Brookfield, WI 1 $320.12 $320.12
Baraboo, WI 1 $306.87 $306.87
Beaver Dam, WI 1 $135.85 $135.85
Duluth, MN-WI 1 $305.21 $305.21
Eagle River, WI 1 $325.00 $325.00
Friendship, WI 1 $173.23 $173.23
Grantsburg, WI 1 $244.80 $244.80
Hayward, WI 1 $153.08 $153.08
Kenosha, WI 1 $657.37 $657.37
Ladysmith, WI 1 $135.85 $135.85
Medford, WI 1 $325.00 $325.00
Merrill, WI 1 $325.00 $325.00
Minocqua, WI 1 $135.85 $135.85
Manitowoc, WI 1 $650.00 $650.00
Marinette, WI-MI 1 $650.00 $650.00
Neillsville, WI 1 $135.85 $135.85
New London, WI 1 $276.47 $276.47
Park Falls, WI 1 $135.85 $135.85
Prairie Du Chien, WI 1 $615.00 $615.00
Rhinelander, WI 1 $325.00 $325.00
Saint Croix Falls, WI 1 $210.74 $210.74
Shawano, WI 1 $276.47 $276.47
Sparta, WI 1 $221.38 $221.38
Tomahawk, WI 1 $325.00 $325.00
Waupaca, WI 1 $276.47 $276.47
Whitehall, WI 1 $221.90 $221.90
Wild Rose, WI 1 $276.47 $276.47
Woodruff, WI 1 $325.00 $325.00
Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI 1 $239.68 $239.68
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

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Median cash price across the state's hospitals.