Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Wyoming
In Wyoming, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $98.00 to $1,606.00, with a median of $292.50. The lowest price is at Johnson County Memorial Hospital (Buffalo). The highest price is 16.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $292.50, is 23% below the US median of $379.80.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Wyoming ranks 13th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 17 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$98.00Johnson County Memorial Hospital
Median$292.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,606.00in Wyoming
Lowest saves$194.50vs the median
Hospitals in Wyoming, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County Memorial Hospital lowest Buffalo · Buffalo, WY ARTHROCENTESES INTERMED JT/BURSA W/O US | $98.00 | $98.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Ivinson Memorial Hospital Laramie · Laramie, WY HB MP ASPIRATION AND/OR INJ INTERM W/O US GUIDE | $160.00 | $160.00 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Converse County Douglas · Douglas, WY DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $187.53 | $329.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Summit Medical Center Casper · Casper, WY DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $187.53 | $329.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Star Valley Health Afton · Afton, WY HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US | $198.10 | $283.00 | Nov 12, 2024 source file |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center one side Casper · Casper, WY ASP&/INJ JT/BUR INTR WO US GD LT | $233.94 | $557.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Powell Valley Health Care Powell · Cody, WY Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $275.00 | $275.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County Sheridan · Sheridan, WY Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $276.80 | $346.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbon County Rawlins · Rawlins, WY ASPIRATION INJECTION OF MEDIUM JOINT OR JOINT CAPSULE W/O US | $292.50 | $390.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Weston County Health Services Newcastle · Newcastle, WY Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/O US | $342.00 | $342.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Mountain Medical one side Rock Spring · Rock Springs, WY DRAIN/INJ JNT RT | $344.52 | $574.20 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Evanston Regional Hospital Evanston · Evanston, WY-UT Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $459.77 | $766.28 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Banner Community Hospital one side Torrington · Torrington, WY ASP&/INJ JT/BUR INTR WO US GD LT | $475.88 | $705.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Cheyenne · Cheyenne, WY HC DRN INJ INTERMED JNT BURSA W/O US | $480.13 | $685.89 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Platte County Hospital one side Wheatland · Wheatland, WY ASP&/INJ JT/BUR INTR WO US GD LT | $489.27 | $705.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Washakie Medical Center one side Worland · Worland, WY ASP&/INJ JT/BUR INTR WO US GD RT | $523.11 | $705.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Thermopolis · Thermopolis, WY Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | $1,606.00 | $1,606.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
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 area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casper, WY | 2 | $187.53 | $210.74 |
| Afton, WY | 1 | $198.10 | $198.10 |
| Buffalo, WY | 1 | $98.00 | $98.00 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $480.13 | $480.13 |
| Cody, WY | 1 | $275.00 | $275.00 |
| Douglas, WY | 1 | $187.53 | $187.53 |
| Evanston, WY-UT | 1 | $459.77 | $459.77 |
| Laramie, WY | 1 | $160.00 | $160.00 |
| Newcastle, WY | 1 | $342.00 | $342.00 |
| Rawlins, WY | 1 | $292.50 | $292.50 |
| Rock Springs, WY | 1 | $344.52 | $344.52 |
| Sheridan, WY | 1 | $276.80 | $276.80 |
| Thermopolis, WY | 1 | $1,606.00 | $1,606.00 |
| Torrington, WY | 1 | $475.88 | $475.88 |
| Wheatland, WY | 1 | $489.27 | $489.27 |
| Worland, WY | 1 | $523.11 | $523.11 |
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
- Virginia$421.50
- Washington$457.47
- West Virginia$343.50
- Wisconsin$320.12
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.