Posted Price

Large joint injection or drainage (knee, shoulder, hip) at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

CPT 20610 · Chula Vista, CA

Cash price$1,499.25
Gross charge$1,999.00
Insurer rates? – $1,639.18

These are Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated April 1, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 67 California hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $252.05, median $955.69, highest $6,625.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Paradise Valley Hospital
National City, CA
4.9 mi$392.00$1,582.702026-09-01
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Center
Coronado, CA
11.2 mi$1,499.25$1,999.002026-04-01
UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center
San Diego, CA
11.9 mi$913.20$1,660.362026-04-01
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
11.9 mi$955.69$3,822.782026-03-30
Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
11.9 mi$1,499.25$1,999.002026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego
San Diego, CA
13.0 mi$951.60$1,830.002026-04-01
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
14.8 mi$1,499.25$1,999.002026-04-01
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
San Diego, CA
14.8 mi$1,002.00$1,336.002026-04-01

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 20610 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
HC INJ MAJOR JOINT
line 88573
outpatient$1,499.25$1,999.00? – $1,639.18
HC INJ MAJOR JOINT mod UA
line 30397
inpatient$1,499.25$1,999.00$299.85 – $1,599.20
HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US mod UA
line 240547
inpatient$1,499.25$1,999.00$126.34 – $1,799.10
HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US mod UA
line 291525
outpatient$1,499.25$1,999.00? – $1,959.02
HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US mod UA
line 351572
inpatient$1,499.25$1,999.00$559.72 – $1,499.25
HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US mod UA
line 443379
outpatient$1,499.25$1,999.00? – $1,799.10

The first row is the one used above. A price for one code usually covers the hospital's facility charge only; the doctor, anesthesia, pathology and other services can be billed separately. Ask the hospital for a good faith estimate before a scheduled service: if you pay yourself and the bill comes in $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it under the No Surprises Act.

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