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Major Joint or Bursa Injection/Aspiration

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 20610

A doctor inserts a needle into a large joint like the knee, shoulder, or hip (or a nearby fluid-filled cushion called a bursa) to draw out fluid for testing or to inject medication such as a steroid. It is done without image guidance, using landmarks felt through the skin, and covers work on the body's biggest joints rather than small ones like fingers or toes. It's used both to diagnose joint problems by testing removed fluid and to treat pain and swelling.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Major Joint or Bursa Injection/Aspiration cost?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $692 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 4 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$67.61$45.71 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$589 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,622Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $42 to $589
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $692professional $68

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
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$218.78

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Wisconsin than in South Dakota. 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.

Wyoming· 25th of 51

$81.28

WI $138SD $63.10

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.