How much does major joint injection / aspiration cost in Texas?
CPT 20610 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
20610 Major joint injection / aspiration
Ask to pay
$590
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$715
Medicare $295
Ask $590
$1 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $4,776
What Medicare paysⓘ
$295
Typical price near you
$715
Cash / self-pay price
$592
Prices near you — 69 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $1negotiated | 0.0× | ★★★★★ |
| University Medical Center of El Paso ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $65cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $99negotiated | 0.3× | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $117cash | 0.4× | — |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $129cash | 0.4× | — |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $171cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $172negotiated | 0.6× | — |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $267cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $277negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $305cash | 1.0× | — |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $305cash | 1.0× | — |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $341cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $441cash | 1.5× | — |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $479cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $592cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $592cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $651cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $715cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $715cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $715cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $717cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $795cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $894cash | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $932cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $932cash | 3.2× | — |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $934cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $1,031cash | 3.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $1,080cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $1,110cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $1,140cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $1,169cash | 4.0× | — |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $1,299cash | 4.4× | — |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $1,337cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $1,337cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) | Hospital | $1,702negotiated | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $1,724cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $1,724cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) | Hospital | $1,986negotiated | 6.7× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $1,986negotiated | 6.7× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) | Hospital | $1,986negotiated | 6.7× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $2,004negotiated | 6.8× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $2,004negotiated | 6.8× | — |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $2,004negotiated | 6.8× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $2,034cash | 6.9× | — |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $2,100cash | 7.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $2,152negotiated | 7.3× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $2,156cash | 7.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $2,174negotiated | 7.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $2,287negotiated | 7.7× | — |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $2,550cash | 8.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $3,050cash | 10.3× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $3,050cash | 10.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) gross charge | Hospital | $4,776cash | 16.2× | — |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 3 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 20610 (Major joint injection / aspiration), Medicare's benchmark rate is $295.19. A fair self-pay target for this line is $590.38. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 20610 is $592.44, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $441.30–$1,723.75. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 20610 cost in Texas?
For major joint injection / aspiration (CPT 20610) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $715, with hospitals ranging from $441 to $1,724 across 69 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $295, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does major joint injection / aspiration cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for major joint injection / aspiration (CPT 20610) in Texas is around $715, with hospital prices ranging from $441 to $1,724 across 69 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 20610?
Medicare pays about $295 for major joint injection / aspiration (CPT 20610). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of major joint injection / aspiration?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.