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Fluid Draining Or Injection Of A Medium-Sized Joint

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 20606

This is a procedure to draw fluid out of a joint or bursa, a small fluid-filled cushion near a joint, or to inject medication into it, for medium-sized joints such as the wrist, elbow, or ankle. It is done using ultrasound imaging to guide the needle into place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fluid Draining Or Injection Of A Medium-Sized Joint cost?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$100$64.57 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$52.48 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $51 to $1,995Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $48 to $245
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $85professional $100

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Wisconsin than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Dakota· 20th of 51

$100

WI $182HI $79.43

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.