Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 55 hospitals publish a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $54.75 to $22,351.37, with a median of $258.30. The lowest price is at Richard Medical Center (Bayville). The highest price is 408.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $258.30, is 41% below the US median of $439.76.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 55 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 20610. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$54.75Richard Medical Center
Median$258.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$203.55vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Medical Center lowest Bayville · Monroe, LA JOINT INJECTION | $54.75 | $73.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $65.60 | $328.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $72.16 | $328.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $83.25 | $185.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA ARTHROCENTESIS ASP/INJECTION MARJOR JOI | $90.00 | $90.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $91.70 | $131.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $104.26 | $401.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $112.28 | $401.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $120.30 | $401.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Large Joint or Joint Capsule | $123.52 | $772.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Large Joint or Joint Capsule | $148.50 | $550.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA ARTHO MAJOR | $150.00 | $250.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Large Joint or Joint Capsule | $167.04 | $1,044.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $169.26 | $806.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $175.78 | $517.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $176.64 | $768.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $177.12 | $656.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Large Joint or Joint Capsule | $187.32 | $1,338.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Draining or injecting medication into a major joint/bursa without ultrasound | $190.74 | $317.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 20610 SNF PF DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSE W/O US-HMC | $211.20 | $264.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Large Joint or Joint Capsule | $217.58 | $989.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $223.72 | $476.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA ARTHROCENTESIS, ASP AND OR INJ MAJ JNT | $238.71 | $702.09 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA ASPIRA OF KNEE ED FACI | $250.00 | $250.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Large Joint or Joint Capsule | $258.30 | $1,845.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Large Joint or Joint Capsule | $258.30 | $1,845.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Large Joint or Joint Capsule | $258.30 | $1,845.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Aspiration and/or Injection of Large Joint or Joint Capsule | $258.30 | $1,845.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM LARGE JOINT | $263.80 | $439.67 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA ARTHROC/ASP/INJ MAJOR JOINT | $270.40 | $676.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $277.44 | $867.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA one side West Monroe · Monroe, LA DRN/INJ MAJ JNT/BRSA WO US RT | $279.24 | $1,837.97 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $282.92 | $643.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA Inj/Asp Major Joint | $294.50 | $589.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA INJ/ASP LG JOINT SHLDR/KNEE | $318.30 | $1,061.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA ARTHROCENTESIS, ASPIRATION AND /OR INJECTION, MAJOR JOINT OR BURSA (SHOULDER, HI | $331.20 | $552.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA INJ MAJOR JOINT OR ARTHROCENT ASPIRATION | $341.93 | $455.91 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $372.14 | $1,618.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 20610 - DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $379.00 | $9,684.73 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | $397.15 | $611.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA CLIN FAC ARTHRO JOINT BURSA MAJOR | $407.40 | $679.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA ARTHRO ASPIR INJ MAJOR JOINTS WO GUID | $440.40 | $734.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $473.00 | $860.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $520.29 | $1,040.57 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $563.16 | $2,166.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA HC Arthrocentesis/Asp/Inj W/O US Guidance, Large Jnt | $582.62 | $2,143.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA INJ/ASP LG JOINT SHLDR/KNEE | $599.85 | $1,999.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA ASP/INJ MAJOR JOINT | $638.61 | $912.30 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA ARTHROC/ASP/INJ MAJOR JOINT | $710.00 | $710.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 20610 ASP/INJ MJR JNT/BURSA W/O US GDE | $798.98 | $3,073.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Arthro Inj/Aspir Major Joint | $810.40 | $1,013.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center one side Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA INJ/ASP L HIP/SHD/KNEE | $1,074.75 | $1,433.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus one side Opelousas · Opelousas, LA CT Joint/Bursa Major Arthr/Asp/Inj Right | $1,130.50 | $2,261.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ARTHRO/ASPIRA/INJECTION MAJOR JOINT | $2,035.24 | $2,936.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 12 | $72.16 | $202.45 |
| Lafayette, LA | 6 | $83.25 | $172.95 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $54.75 | $318.22 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 5 | $65.60 | $407.40 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $223.72 | $282.92 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $104.26 | $112.28 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $263.80 | $423.21 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $175.78 | $183.26 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $270.40 | $490.20 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $258.30 | $318.65 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $798.98 | $798.98 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $440.40 | $440.40 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $599.85 | $599.85 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $238.71 | $238.71 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $91.70 | $91.70 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $211.20 | $211.20 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $1,130.50 | $1,130.50 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $473.00 | $473.00 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $520.29 | $520.29 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $331.20 | $331.20 |
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
- Indiana$412.92
- Iowa$354.00
- Kansas$342.23
- Kentucky$391.16
- 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.