How much does joint steroid injection (major joint) cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 20610.
Median commercial rates on file run from $196 (Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring) to $2,314 (Sibley Memorial Hospital) — 11.8× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC | $688 | $1,761median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026 |
| Lowest Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $98 | $196median of 113 plans | $196median of 145 plans | $196median of 141 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center, | $558 | $429median of 15 plans | $377median of 4 plans | $536median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital, | $682 | $816median of 12 plans | $374median of 3 plans | $536median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $344 | $613median of 11 plans | — | $325median of 11 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | $251 | $314median of 9 plans | $297median of 5 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | $717 | $1,304median of 11 plans | $380median of 6 plans | $464median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC | $954 | $1,232median of 6 plans | $363median of 2 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | $909 | $2,314median of 4 plans | $377median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD | $909 | — | — | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
Common questions
How much does joint steroid injection (major joint) cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Joint steroid injection (major joint) in Washington, DC range from $98 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $954 at Howard University Hospital Corp (9 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for joint steroid injection (major joint)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring lists the lowest ($196, median of 113 plan rates) and Sibley Memorial Hospital the highest ($2,314, median of 4 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.