What does code 20606 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 20606 ranges from $76.00 to $3,067. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

20606 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC ARTHROCENTESIS OR INJECT INTERMED JOINT W US" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

20606

HCPCS

HC ARTHROCENTESIS OR INJECT INTERMED JOINT W US

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iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 20606 (HC ARTHROCENTESIS OR INJECT INTERMED JOINT W US) appears at 75 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $76.00 to $3,067. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Published-price availability

hospitals publish a price

list this service without a published price

139

Cash

139

List

123

Negotiated

Allowed

A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.

Compare 20606 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 20606 vary by about 40× across the 65 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $76.00 to $3,067. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

158

Prices shown

$76.00

Lowest cash

$3,067

Highest cash

code 20606 cash price139 disclosed · 65 hospitals

$76.00median ~$835$3,067

Lowest cash price by hospital

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$76.00 – $1,516

Polson · 1 hospital$76.00–$1,516
Princeton · 1 hospital$127
Seward · 1 hospital$158–$1,257
Cadillac · 1 hospital$161–$853
Chicago · 2 hospitals$460–$1,307
Mequon · 1 hospital$508

158 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
HC ARTHROCENTESIS OR INJECT INTERMED JOINT W US Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	20606 HCPCS	$1,591	$1,591	—	—
Drain/inj joint/bursa w/us Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	20606 HCPCS	—	—	$186 – $1,453	—
Pr Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Interm Jt/Burs W/Us-Pbb Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	20606 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hc Arthrocentesis, Aspiration And/Or Inj, Intermediate Joint Or Bursa; W/ U/S Guid Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	20606 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hc Arthrocentesis, Aspiration And/Or Inj, Intermediate Joint Or Bursa; W/ U/S Guid-Pbb Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	20606 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Drain/inj joint/bursa w/us Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	20606 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/US Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	20606 CPT	$920	$460	$362 – $6,071	—
ARTHROCNT ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/US Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	20606 HCPCS	$692	$692	—	—
HB ARTHROCNT ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/US Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	20606 HCPCS	$1,307	$1,307	—	—
INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/US Outpatient	Advocate Condell Medical Center	20606 CPT	$1,410	$705	$556 – $4,681	—
INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/US Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	20606 CPT	$1,300	$650	$512 – $6,071	—
INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/US Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	20606 CPT	$1,550	$775	$611 – $6,071	—
HC ARTHROCENTESIS, ASPIR/INJ, INTERMED JT/BURSA, W US GUID Outpatient	Froedtert Hospital	20606 CPT	$1,501	$826	$450 – $4,955	$1,129
HC ARTHROCENTESIS, ASPIR/INJ, INTERMED JT/BURSA, W US GUID Outpatient	Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital	20606 CPT	$1,087	$598	$326 – $4,258	—
INJ/ASPIRATE INTERM JOINT W/US Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	20606 CPT	$1,920	$960	$1,152 – $1,632	—
Drain/inj joint/bursa w/us Outpatient	Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Hospital	20606 HCPCS	—	—	$711 – $1,066	—
US Exams Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	20606 CPT	$973	$827	$488 – $895	—
US GUIDED JOINT ASPIRATION WRIST LT Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	20606 CPT	$973	$827	$488 – $895	—
US GUIDED JOINT ASPIRATION ANKLE LT Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	20606 CPT	$973	$827	$488 – $895	—
US GUIDED JOINT ASPIRATION ANKLE RT Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	20606 CPT	$973	$827	$488 – $895	—
US GUIDED JOINT ASPIRATION ELBOW LT Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	20606 CPT	$973	$827	$488 – $895	—
US GUIDED JOINT ASPIRATION ELBOW RT Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	20606 CPT	$973	$827	$488 – $895	—
US GUIDED JOINT ASPIRATION AC JOINT BIL Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	20606 CPT	$973	$827	$488 – $895	—
US GUIDED JOINT ASPIRATION AC JOINT LT Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	20606 CPT	$973	$827	$488 – $895	—
US GUIDED JOINT ASPIRATION AC JOINT RT Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	20606 CPT	$973	$827	$488 – $895	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 20606 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate Condell Medical Center Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Froedtert Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Aurora Medical Center Burlington Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Hospital Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Froedtert West Bend Hospital Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin Froedtert Community Hospital - Oak Creek Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Munson Healthcare Grayling Munson Healthcare Cadillac Munson Medical Center Deaconess Gibson Hospital Deaconess Union County Hospital Deaconess Illinois Medical Center Providence Alaska Medical Center Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Antioch Medical Center Fremont Medical Center Stanford Health Care Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center Healdsburg Hospital Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro Fresno Medical Center Oakland Medical Center Redwood City Medical Center Richmond Medical Center Roseville Medical Center Sacramento Medical Center San Francisco Medical Center San Jose Medical Center San Leandro Medical Center San Rafael Medical Center Santa Clara Medical Center Santa Rosa Medical Center Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Texas Health Hospital Frisco South Sacramento Medical Center South San Francisco Medical Center Stockton Medical Center - Manteca Stockton Medical Center - Modesto Vacaville Medical Center Vallejo Medical Center Walnut Creek Medical Center Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Providence Saint John's Health Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Providence St Joseph Medical Center Jefferson Abington Hospital Jefferson Bucks Hospital Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital Jefferson Frankford Hospital Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Jefferson Methodist Hospital Atrium Health Mercy Atrium Health Union

Code 20606: frequently asked

What does code 20606 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 20606 ranges from $76.00 to $3,067. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 20606?: 20606 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC ARTHROCENTESIS OR INJECT INTERMED JOINT W US" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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