Where can I find the cheapest aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint in New York?

The cheapest New York hospital published cash price for this procedure is $15.68. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.

Are these the prices I'll pay?

These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.

Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?

Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.

Where does this data come from?

Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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Aspiration And/or Injection of Fluid from Large Joint Cost in New York

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 127 New York hospitals. CPT 20610. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $419 📉 Low $15.68 📈 High $6,401 🏥 127 hospitals 🏛️ 106 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $76.07

Hospital comparison — New York

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 127 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	UHC	Aetna	Centene	Cigna	Humana	BCBS	Medicare	MultiPlan
SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL SCHENECTADY	$15.68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AHN WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WESTFIELD	$27.94	$34.08	$363	—	$72.36	$370	—	$44.87	—
LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL LITTLE FALLS	$36.18	$61.52	$141	$43.36	$85.00	—	$48.42	—	$296
O'CONNOR HOSPITAL DELHI	$36.18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
COBLESKILL REGIONAL HOSPITAL GRANDVIEW DRIVE COBLESKILL	$36.18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GENEVA GENERAL HOSPITAL GENEVA	$44.34	$24.23	$24.23	$24.23	—	—	$43.36	—	—
SAINT BARNABAS HOSPITAL HEALTH SYSTEM BRONX	$52.97	—	—	$47.10	—	—	—	—	—
BERTRAND CHAFFEE HOSPITAL SPRINGVILLE	$55.25	$61.30	$61.30	$61.30	$61.30	$61.30	$63.95	$42.14	—
JONES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WELLSVILLE	$61.42	$40.76	$32.27	$58.54	$54.67	$410	$20.15	$32.27	—
CLAXTON-HEPBURN MEDICAL CENTER OGDENSBURG	$65.95	$154	—	$40.03	$349	$42.14	$212	—	$226
ELLIS HOSPITAL - BELLEVUE WOMAN'S CARE CENTER NOTT STREET SCHENECTADY	$73.00	$135	$125	—	$139	—	$58.62	$100	—
WYNN HOSPITAL UTICA	$73.80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NOYES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DANSVILLE	$75.13	$33.01	$32.27	$58.54	$54.67	$383	$20.15	$32.27	—
AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AUBURN	$76.78	$156	$122	$288	$726	$156	—	$383	—
CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL WEST ST CARTHAGE	$78.35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RIVER HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA BAY	$86.72	$42.14	$42.14	$42.14	$147	$42.14	$42.14	$42.14	—
ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL HEALTH HOSPITAL SYRACUSE	$92.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAMILTON	$105	—	—	—	—	—	$32.70	$33.33	—
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAMILTON	$105	—	—	—	—	—	$32.70	$33.33	—
WYOMING COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WARSAW	$112	—	—	—	—	—	$66.49	—	—
NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER NIAGARA FALLS	$114	$381	$389	$362	—	$393	$61.98	—	—
AURELIA OSBORN FOX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ONE NORTON AVE ONEONTA	$118	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER COOPERSTOWN	$118	$92.29	$73.87	$36.34	$85.00	$67.00	$63.21	—	$90.00
ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER SARANAC LAKE	$121	—	$402	$410	$156	—	$166	$64.27	—
MEDINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDINA	$126	$195	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL E STATE ST GLOVERSVILLE	$128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
THOMPSON HOSPITAL CANANDAIGUA	$130	$26.58	$32.27	$49.86	$54.67	$383	$20.15	$32.27	—
BRONXCARE HOSPITAL CENTER - FULTON CAMPUS FULTON AVE BRONX	$133	$47.93	$53.85	$53.85	$451	$349	—	$51.16	—
MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER BROOKLYN	$135	$32.82	$41.02	$24.23	$79.32	—	—	—	—
BROOKS-TLC HOSPITAL SYSTEM DUNKIRK	$136	$3,423	—	$395	—	$383	$53.39	—	—
CUBA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CUBA	$136	$857	—	—	—	—	$63.95	—	—
OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL OLEAN	$136	$270	$383	$345	$2,878	—	$43.55	—	—
ST. JAMES HOSPITAL HORNELL	$140	$39.02	$32.27	$32.95	$54.67	$410	$20.15	$32.27	—
UPSTATE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SYRACUSE	$140	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER FLUSHING	$148	$20.00	$42.83	$47.33	$93.65	$45.08	—	$42.83	—
CLIFTON-FINE HOSPITAL STAR LAKE	$153	—	—	—	—	—	$307	—	—
CLIFTON-FINE HOSPITAL STAR LAKE	$153	—	—	—	—	—	$307	—	—
URMC STRONG WEST ROCHESTER	$160	$36.35	$32.27	$45.94	$106	$38.35	$515	$32.27	—
GUTHRIE LOURDES HOSPITAL BINGHAMTON	$162	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL ALBANY	$165	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SAMARITAN HOSPITAL - ALBANY MEMORIAL CAMPUS ALBANY	$165	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MAIMONIDES MIDWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BROOKLYN	$165	$165	$727	$165	—	—	—	—	—
SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON ST. WATERTOWN	$176	$300	$391	$37.97	—	—	—	—	—
NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER EAST MEADOW	$178	$349	$51.30	$52.33	$267	$71.57	$349	—	—
GUTHRIE CORTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CORTLAND	$189	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GUTHRIE CORNING HOSPITAL CORNING	$189	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO BUFFALO	$198	$416	$52.68	$398	$448	—	$261	—	—
ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL WESTCHESTER YONKERS	$326	$326	$326	$326	—	—	—	—	—
HSS WEST SIDE ASC NEW YORK	$346	$45.51	$123	$34.13	$131	—	$213	—	—
HSS HUDSON YARDS 10TH FLOOR	$346	$45.51	$123	$34.13	$131	—	$213	—	—
HSS WESTCHESTER WHITE PLAINS	$346	$45.51	$123	$34.13	$131	—	$202	—	—
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY NEW YORK	$346	$45.51	$123	$34.13	$131	—	$12.59	—	—
HSS BROOKLYN BROOKLYN	$346	$45.51	$123	$34.13	$131	—	$172	—	—
HSS ASC OF MANHATTAN NEW YORK	$346	$45.51	$123	$34.13	$131	—	$213	—	—
HSS SOUTHAMPTON WATER MILL	$346	$45.51	$123	$34.13	$131	—	$213	—	—
HSS LONG ISLAND UNIONDALE	$346	$45.51	$123	$34.13	$131	—	$202	—	—
HSS QUEENS FRESH MEADOWS	$346	$45.51	$123	$34.13	$131	—	$213	—	—
HSS MIDTOWN NEW YORK	$346	$45.51	$123	$34.13	$131	—	$213	—	—
HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL W WEST HAVERSTRAW	$349	$56.21	—	—	$262	—	—	—	—
HIGHLAND HOSPITAL ROCHESTER	$364	$396	$421	—	$651	$418	$435	$367	—

What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 20610, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $365 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.

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That is the median of what the 127 New York hospitals above publish for Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.

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Medicare reimbursement benchmark

For CPT 20610 in New York, Medicare reimburses about $76.07 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in New York range from $15.68 to $6,401 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 5.5x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.

Frequently asked questions

How much does aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint cost in New York?: Cash prices for aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (CPT 20610) in New York range from $15.68 to $6,401, with a median of $419. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint in New York?: The cheapest New York hospital published cash price for this procedure is $15.68. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
Are these the prices I'll pay?: These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?: Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
Where does this data come from?: Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each New York facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 20610 (Bones & Joints). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.