Aspiration And/or Injection of Fluid from Large Joint Cost in Ohio
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 124 Ohio hospitals. CPT 20610. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $696
📉 Low $15.75
📈 High $12,080
🏥 124 hospitals
🏛️ 79 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $65.47
Hospital comparison — Ohio
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 124 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Molina | Cigna | Humana | MultiPlan | BCBS | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENRY COUNTY HOSPITAL NAPOLEON |
$15.75 | $107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL ST ANN'S HOSPITAL WESTERVILLE |
$23.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL EAST COLUMBUS |
$23.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TWIN CITY MEDICAL CENTER DENNISON |
$45.14 | $31.56 | $31.56 | $30.94 | $79.17 | $31.25 | — | — | — |
| KNOX COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNT VERNON |
$48.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARNESVILLE HOSPITAL BARNESVILLE |
$55.00 | $31.50 | $28.38 | — | $95.00 | $31.50 | $95.00 | $4,513 | — |
| HARRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CADIZ |
$55.00 | $30.00 | $42.00 | — | $95.00 | $44.10 | $95.00 | $70.80 | — |
| POMERENE HOSPITAL MILLERSBURG |
$72.80 | $64.16 | $64.16 | $53.93 | $141 | $64.16 | $90.00 | — | — |
| METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER CLEVELAND |
$75.40 | $465 | $2,089 | — | $1,601 | — | — | $632 | — |
| LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM LIMA |
$81.90 | $293 | — | — | — | — | — | $1,213 | — |
| PAULDING COUNTY HOSPITAL WEST WAYNE STREET PAULIDNG |
$88.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE CHRIST HOSPITAL AUBURN AVE CINCINNATI |
$91.80 | $61.06 | $61.06 | — | $61.06 | $61.06 | $62.31 | — | $61.06 |
| ASHTABULA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER ASHTABULA |
$92.40 | $63.44 | $62.58 | $392 | $56.76 | — | — | — | — |
| FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTER NORWALK |
$106 | $42.86 | $111 | $111 | $60.01 | $29.83 | $60.01 | — | $45.01 |
| SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEMS - AKRON CAMPUS AKRON |
$110 | $290 | $400 | — | $299 | — | — | $456 | — |
| GRAND LAKE HEALTH SYSTEM SAINT MARYS |
$140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THREE GABLES SURGERY CENTER HUNTINGTON |
$140 | $65.67 | $65.67 | — | — | $65.67 | — | — | — |
| THREE GABLES SURGERY CENTER HUNTINGTON |
$140 | $65.67 | $65.67 | — | — | $65.67 | — | — | — |
| MARY RUTAN HOSPITAL BELLEFONTAINE |
$149 | $302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL GROVE CITY GROVE CITY |
$156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S COLLEGE HILL CAMPUS CINCINNATI |
$162 | $38.11 | $31.70 | $27.89 | $153 | $26.62 | — | — | $40.01 |
| MERCY HEALTH ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER TOLEDO |
$186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HEALTH - ST. JOSEPH WARREN HOSPITAL WARREN |
$192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HEALTH - LORAIN HOSPITAL LORAIN |
$269 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HEALTH - ST. RITA'S MEDICAL CENTER LIMA |
$276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY TIFFIN HOSPITAL TIFFIN |
$279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HEALTH - DEFIANCE HOSPITAL DEFIANCE |
$279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST ELIZABETH BOARDMAN HEALTH CENTER YOUNGSTOWN |
$282 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EAST LIVERPOOL CITY HOSPITAL EAST LIVERPOOL |
$288 | — | $283 | $289 | — | — | $433 | — | — |
| COSHOCTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COSHOCTON |
$288 | — | $289 | $289 | — | — | $433 | — | — |
| MERCY HEALTH - SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD |
$298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST ELIZABETH YOUNGSTOWN HOSPITAL YOUNGSTOWN |
$327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SALEM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SALEM |
$343 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON JACKSON |
$356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOLZER GALLIPOLIS GALLIPOLIS |
$356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER OHIO PORTSMOUTH |
$397 | $656 | $633 | — | $343 | — | $894 | $1,051 | — |
| MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COLDWATER |
$417 | $299 | — | $479 | — | $295 | — | — | — |
| DAYTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DAYTON |
$433 | $90.00 | $50.00 | — | $98.00 | $98.00 | $98.00 | — | $299 |
| AULTMAN HOSPITAL CANTON |
$463 | $290 | — | — | $2,595 | — | — | $581 | — |
| WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL W MICHIGAN ST SIDNEY |
$472 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AULTMAN ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ALLIANCE |
$474 | $290 | — | — | — | — | — | $581 | — |
| UH CONNEAUT MEDICAL CENTER CONNEAUT |
$498 | $206 | $206 | $206 | $206 | $206 | $598 | — | $206 |
| UH GENEVA MEDICAL CENTER GENEVA |
$498 | $133 | $133 | $133 | $133 | $133 | $598 | — | $133 |
| SOUTHEASTERN OHIO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CAMBRIDGE |
$502 | $290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL NEW ALBANY HOSPITAL NEW ALBANY |
$532 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL DUBLIN DUBLIN |
$532 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DILEY RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER CANAL WINCHESTER |
$532 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER WEST STEUBENVILLE |
$536 | $273 | $273 | $273 | $689 | $241 | — | — | $273 |
| TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER EAST STEUBENVILLE |
$536 | $273 | $273 | $273 | $689 | $241 | — | — | $273 |
| TRINITY HEALTH ST. CLAIRSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD HOSPITAL CLAIRSVILLE |
$536 | $273 | $273 | $273 | $689 | $241 | — | — | $273 |
| MERCY HEALTH - URBANA HOSPITAL URBANA |
$551 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAMS COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SEAMAN |
$572 | — | $108 | $108 | — | $108 | — | — | — |
| GENESIS HOSPITAL ZANESVILLE |
$623 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVITA ONTARIO ONTARIO |
$643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVITA BUCYRUS HOSPITAL BUCYRUS |
$643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVITA GALION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PORTLAND WAY S. |
$643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL ORRVILLE |
$664 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $581 | — |
| UH PARMA MEDICAL CENTER PARMA |
$696 | $290 | $290 | $290 | $290 | $290 | $835 | — | $290 |
| UH AHUJA MEDICAL CENTER BEACHWOOD |
$696 | $290 | $290 | $290 | $290 | $290 | $835 | — | $290 |
| UH BEDFORD MEDICAL CENTER CHARDON |
$696 | $290 | $290 | $290 | $290 | $290 | $835 | — | $290 |
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.
Billed more than $696 for this?
That is the median of what the 124 Ohio 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 Ohio, Medicare reimburses about $65.47 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Ohio range from $15.75 to $12,080 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 10.6x 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 Ohio?
- Cash prices for aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint (CPT 20610) in Ohio range from $15.75 to $12,080, with a median of $696. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint in Ohio?
- The cheapest Ohio hospital published cash price for this procedure is $15.75. 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 Ohio facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 20610 (Bones & Joints). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.