Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 78 hospitals publish a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $61.95 to $1,877.85, with a median of $412.92. The lowest price is at Parkview Logansport Hospital (Logansport) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 30.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $412.92, is 6% below the US median of $439.76.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Indiana ranks 26th 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 20610. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$61.95Parkview Logansport Hospital + 1 more
Median$412.92half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,877.85in Indiana
Lowest saves$350.97vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Logansport Hospital lowest Logansport · Logansport, IN HC DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA TECH | $61.95 | $123.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center lowest Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN HC DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA TECH | $61.95 | $123.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Kings Daughters Health Madison · Madison, IN HB DRAIN/INJ JNT/BURSA MAJ - OR | $109.12 | $496.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Perry County Memorial Hospital Tell City · Tell City, IN DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $134.40 | $192.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Pulaski Memorial Hospital Winamac · Winamac, IN Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $143.50 | $205.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Rush Memorial Hospital Rushville · Rushville, IN Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $150.74 | $200.99 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN S-JOINT ASP-INJ LG | $156.33 | $579.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Starke Knox · Knox, IN S-JNT ASP INJ MAJ UN | $169.42 | $627.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City Michigan City · Michigan City-La Porte, IN Arthrocentesis; Maj Jt Hcode | $186.78 | $898.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City LaPorte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN Arthrocentesis; Maj Jt Hcode | $186.78 | $898.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hosptial Vincennes · Vincennes, IN HC ARTHROCEN ASP/INJ JOINT/BURSA MAJOR W/O US | $190.80 | $318.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh · Evansville, IN HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASP OR INJ MAJ JNT/BURSA | $194.70 | $590.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Gibson General Hospital Princeton · Princeton, IN HC ARTHROCEN ASP/INJ JOINT/BURSA MAJOR W/O US | $219.42 | $414.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN S-JNT ASP INJ MAJ UN | $228.29 | $691.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Arthrocentesis; Maj Jt Hcode | $228.76 | $639.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph Health System Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN S-JNT ASP INJ MAJ UN - BCE | $233.76 | $974.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry County Memorial Hospital New Castle · New Castle, IN Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $258.72 | $369.60 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Community Hospital Sullivan · Terre Haute, IN Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $263.12 | $350.83 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB DRAIN/INJ JNT/BURSA MAJ - OR | $269.50 | $1,925.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Greene County General Hospital Linton · Linton, IN INTRAARTICULAR KNEE INJ W/O IMAGING | $271.35 | $452.25 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette Lafayette · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Arthrocentesis; Maj Jt Hcode | $277.13 | $1,254.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN HB ASPIRATION/INJ IN JOINT | $278.80 | $697.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN S-JNT ASP INJ MAJ UN - BCE | $292.20 | $974.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Arthrocentesis; Maj Jt Hcode | $301.69 | $1,306.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Arthrocentesis; Maj Jt Hcode | $301.69 | $1,306.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus · Columbus, IN HC Arthrocentesis, Aspir/Inject, Major Joint or Bursa W/O US | $311.20 | $389.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Hospital one side Bloomington · Bloomington, IN ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JT PERCUTA LT WOUG | $323.00 | $771.50 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Arthrocentesis; Maj Jt Hcode | $331.72 | $1,306.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN 20610 - Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injectio | $333.18 | $1,234.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City · Fort Wayne, IN HC CT ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $364.50 | $729.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington, IN HC ARTHROCENTESIS/ASP/INJ MAJ JNT | $365.00 | $730.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview LaGrange Hospital LaGrange · LaGrange, IN HC ARTHROCENTESIS/ASP/INJ MAJ JNT | $367.00 | $734.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn · Auburn, IN HC ARTHROCENTESIS/ASP/INJ MAJ JNT | $370.50 | $741.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville · Kendallville, IN HC ARTHROCENTESIS/ASP/INJ MAJ JNT | $371.50 | $743.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $373.38 | $533.40 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash · Wabash, IN HC CT ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $375.50 | $751.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Arthrocentesis; Maj Jt Hcode | $382.12 | $1,794.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN HC CT ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $383.00 | $766.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw · Warsaw, IN S-JOINT ASP-INJ LG | $398.58 | $1,898.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Arthrocentesis; Maj Jt Hcode | $427.25 | $1,656.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Bremen Bremen · Plymouth, IN ASPIR/INJ JOINT/BURSA/CYST-MAJOR | $453.05 | $697.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI ASPIR/INJ JOINT/BURSA/CYST-MAJOR | $457.60 | $704.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crawfordsville Crawfordsville · Crawfordsville, IN Arthrocentesis; Maj Jt Hcode | $465.85 | $1,719.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital Peru · Peru, IN S-JOINT ASP-INJ LG | $492.00 | $984.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $501.27 | $1,617.00 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Health Surgery Center one side Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Injection major joint/bursa rt | $505.40 | $722.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $523.80 | $873.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Terre Haute one side Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $523.80 | $873.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Putnam County Hospital Greencastle · Greencastle, IN Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $615.32 | $723.90 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $624.80 | $781.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Arthrocentesis; Maj Jt Hcode | $656.82 | $2,432.65 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN S-JNT ASP INJ MAJ UN | $682.02 | $2,526.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Daviess County Hospital one side Washington · Washington, IN Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $716.10 | $1,023.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Woodlawn Hospital Rochester · Rochester, IN Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $759.75 | $1,013.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ASP/INJ MAJOR JT WO US GUID | $762.60 | $1,271.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake one side Merrillville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN DRN/Inj Major Jnt/Bursa-Knee Lt | $768.60 | $1,098.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC Aspir / Inj, Mjr Joint/Bursa (Shoulder, Hip, Knee, Subacromial Bursa) W/O US | $768.60 | $1,098.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR ASP/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA WO/US | $862.80 | $1,438.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Jennings Hospital North Vernon · North Vernon, IN XR ASP/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA WO/US | $872.40 | $1,454.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Clinton Clinton · Terre Haute, IN Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee, subacromial bursa); without ultrasound guidance | $880.20 | $1,467.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. Vincent Seton Speciality Hospital Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR ASP/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA WO/US | $897.60 | $1,496.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR ASP/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA WO/US | $897.60 | $1,496.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR ASP/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA WO/US | $897.60 | $1,496.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR ASP/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA WO/US | $897.60 | $1,496.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR ASP/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA WO/US | $897.60 | $1,496.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR ASP/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA WO/US | $897.60 | $1,496.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville · Evansville, IN XR ASP/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA WO/US | $901.80 | $1,503.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN XR ASP/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA WO/US | $1,035.60 | $1,726.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Memorial Hospital Greensburg · Greensburg, IN Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $1,096.50 | $1,462.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN HC Aspiration Joint Major | $1,256.40 | $1,396.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Randolph Hospital Winchester · Winchester, IN XR ASP/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA WO/US | $1,339.20 | $2,232.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Kokomo Kokomo · Kokomo, IN XR ASP/INJ MAJOR JNT/BURSA WO/US | $1,382.40 | $2,304.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $1,507.37 | $2,009.82 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $1,612.00 | $2,015.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton · Fort Wayne, IN DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $1,647.49 | $6,864.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Hospital Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us | $1,813.11 | $2,590.16 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Mishawaka Medical Center one side Mishawaka · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Inj Major Joint/Bursa W/O US Guidance Lt | $1,877.85 | $2,889.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center one side Plymouth · Plymouth, IN HC Arthrocentesis/Aspiration/Inj Major Joint/Bursa W/O US Guidance Rt | $1,877.85 | $2,889.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 18 | $278.80 | $880.20 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 8 | $61.95 | $312.69 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 7 | $228.76 | $656.82 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 4 | $263.12 | $523.80 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 3 | $186.78 | $186.78 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $505.40 | $1,159.26 |
| Evansville, IN | 2 | $194.70 | $548.25 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 2 | $269.50 | $888.44 |
| Plymouth, IN | 2 | $453.05 | $1,165.45 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 2 | $457.60 | $1,167.72 |
| Auburn, IN | 1 | $370.50 | $370.50 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $323.00 | $323.00 |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $311.20 | $311.20 |
| Crawfordsville, IN | 1 | $465.85 | $465.85 |
| Greencastle, IN | 1 | $615.32 | $615.32 |
| Greensburg, IN | 1 | $1,096.50 | $1,096.50 |
| Huntington, IN | 1 | $365.00 | $365.00 |
| Knox, IN | 1 | $169.42 | $169.42 |
| Kendallville, IN | 1 | $371.50 | $371.50 |
| Kokomo, IN | 1 | $1,382.40 | $1,382.40 |
| LaGrange, IN | 1 | $367.00 | $367.00 |
| Linton, IN | 1 | $271.35 | $271.35 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $277.13 | $277.13 |
| Logansport, IN | 1 | $61.95 | $61.95 |
| Madison, IN | 1 | $109.12 | $109.12 |
| North Vernon, IN | 1 | $872.40 | $872.40 |
| New Castle, IN | 1 | $258.72 | $258.72 |
| Princeton, IN | 1 | $219.42 | $219.42 |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $492.00 | $492.00 |
| Rochester, IN | 1 | $759.75 | $759.75 |
| Rushville, IN | 1 | $150.74 | $150.74 |
| Tell City, IN | 1 | $134.40 | $134.40 |
| Vincennes, IN | 1 | $190.80 | $190.80 |
| Winamac, IN | 1 | $143.50 | $143.50 |
| Winchester, IN | 1 | $1,339.20 | $1,339.20 |
| Wabash, IN | 1 | $375.50 | $375.50 |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $398.58 | $398.58 |
| Washington, IN | 1 | $716.10 | $716.10 |
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 (cortisone shot) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Joint injection (cortisone shot) explained.
Injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound in other states
- Alabama$385.00
- Alaska$418.00
- Arizona$567.43
- Arkansas$399.31
- California$951.60
- Colorado$344.34
- Connecticut$652.05
- Delaware$960.45
- District of Columbia$557.92, 3 hospitals
- Florida$668.20
- Georgia$905.19
- Hawaii$599.25
- Idaho$305.00
- Illinois$494.00
- Iowa$354.00
- Kansas$342.23
- Kentucky$391.16
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$269.32
- Maryland$240.42
- Massachusetts$566.25
- Michigan$422.07
- Minnesota$362.85
- Mississippi$248.95
- Missouri$290.88
- Montana$275.85
- Nebraska$198.69
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$336.29
- New Jersey$1,065.25
- New Mexico$427.38
- New York$505.82
- North Carolina$418.80
- North Dakota$303.20
- Ohio$696.00
- Oklahoma$366.05
- Oregon$312.00
- Pennsylvania$468.12
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,510.00
- South Carolina$646.52
- South Dakota$688.00
- Tennessee$343.47
- Texas$592.44
- Utah$460.95
- Vermont$681.90
- Virginia$387.46
- Washington$484.86
- West Virginia$343.50
- Wisconsin$399.36
- Wyoming$408.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.