How much does Major joint injection/aspiration (knee, hip, shoulder) cost in Virginia?
CPT 20610 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Virginia.
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20610 Major joint injection/aspiration (knee, hip, shoulder)
Market typical price
$635
56 facilities · typical range $478 – $2,288 · 2.2× Medicare OPPS
Typical
$635
Medicare $295
$57 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $23,134
What Medicare paysⓘ
$295
Market typical
$635
Cash / self-pay price
$523
Prices near you — 56 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballad Health Smyth County Community Hospital (Marion) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $57cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Ballad Health Russell County Hospital (Lebanon) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $57cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center (Harrisonburg) | Hospital | $268cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (Charlottesville) | Hospital | $268cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Ballad Health Johnston Memorial Hospital (Abingdon) | Hospital | $295cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.2% |
| Ballad Health Lonesome Pine Hospital (Big Stone Gap) | Hospital | $295cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Stafford Hospital (Stafford) | Hospital | $336cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Mary Washington Hospital (Fredericksburg) | Hospital | $336cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center (Christiansburg) | Hospital | $366cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Wythe County Community Hospital (Wytheville) | Hospital | $387cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health University Medical Center (Charlottesville) | Hospital | $392cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital (Alexandria) | Hospital | $478cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital (Leesburg) | Hospital | $478cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (Alexandria) | Hospital | $478cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church) | Hospital | $478cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Fairfax) | Hospital | $478cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Augusta Health (Fishersville) | Hospital | $502cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital (Virginia Beach) | Hospital | $523cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Obici Hospital (Suffolk) | Hospital | $523cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital — orthopedic-focused (Norfolk) | Hospital | $523cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.2% |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (Virginia Beach) | Hospital | $523cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital (Hampton) | Hospital | $523cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (Norfolk) | Hospital | $523cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (Woodbridge) | Hospital | $523cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (Chesapeake) | Hospital | $542cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center (Culpeper) | Hospital | $557cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital (Richmond) | Hospital | $604cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.8% |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center (Mechanicsville) | Hospital | $604cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center (Haymarket) | Hospital | $635cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center (Suffolk) | Hospital | $648cash | 2.2× | — |
| Clinch Valley Medical Center (Richlands) | Hospital | $655cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital (South Boston) | Hospital | $752cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health Prince William Medical Center (Manassas) | Hospital | $790cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center (Portsmouth) | Hospital | $933cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (Roanoke) | Hospital | $955cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 7.9% |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center (Williamsburg) | Hospital | $1,011negotiated | 3.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Twin County Regional Hospital (Galax) | Hospital | $1,311cash | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center (Petersburg) | Hospital | $1,516cash | 5.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital (Newport News) | Hospital | $1,856cash | 6.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Retreat Doctors' Hospital (Richmond) | Hospital | $2,197negotiated | 7.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Parham Doctors' Hospital — ortho/spine-focused campus (Richmond) | Hospital | $2,197negotiated | 7.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Forest campus (Richmond) | Hospital | $2,197negotiated | 7.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Chippenham Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $2,318negotiated | 7.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $2,318negotiated | 7.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| LewisGale Hospital Alleghany (Low Moor) | Hospital | $2,324negotiated | 7.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Reston Hospital Center (Reston) | Hospital | $2,338negotiated | 7.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center (Fredericksburg) | Hospital | $2,338negotiated | 7.9× | ★★★★★ |
| StoneSprings Hospital Center (Dulles) | Hospital | $2,338negotiated | 7.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.1% |
| LewisGale Medical Center (Salem) | Hospital | $2,358negotiated | 8.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Sovah Health Martinsville (Martinsville) | Hospital | $2,497cash | 8.5× | — |
| Fauquier Hospital (Warrenton) | Hospital | $2,516cash | 8.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| TriCities Hospital, formerly John Randolph Medical Center (Hopewell) | Hospital | $2,550negotiated | 8.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Sovah Health Danville (Danville) | Hospital | $2,608cash | 8.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| LewisGale Hospital Montgomery (Blacksburg) | Hospital | $2,614negotiated | 8.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| LewisGale Hospital Pulaski (Pulaski) | Hospital | $3,045negotiated | 10.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center (Midlothian) gross charge | Hospital | $23,134cash | 78.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.0% |
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.
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What should 20610 cost in Virginia?
For Major joint injection/aspiration (knee, hip, shoulder) (CPT 20610) in Virginia, a fair self-pay price is around $635, with hospitals ranging from $478 to $2,288 across 56 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 (knee, hip, shoulder) cost in Virginia?
A fair self-pay price for Major joint injection/aspiration (knee, hip, shoulder) (CPT 20610) in Virginia is around $635, with hospital prices ranging from $478 to $2,288 across 56 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 (knee, hip, shoulder) (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 (knee, hip, shoulder)?
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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.