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Joint steroid injection (major joint) at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

110 Irving Street, NW, Washington DC, 20010. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date April 1, 2026source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 20610.

$558
Cash price
$429
Median commercial
$858
Gross charge (list)

Median commercial rate here: $429 — 65% below the Washington, DC metro median of $1,232. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
United HealthcareUnitedhealthcare Community Plan Of Maryland $249 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Md Mco $286 negotiated rate
Carefirst Blue Choice IncAll Carefirst HMO Plans $287 negotiated rate
Carefirst Blue Choice IncAll Carefirst PPO Plans $335 negotiated rate
TricareTricare $363 negotiated rate
Unitedhealthcare Insurance CompanyOptum Va Community Care $363 negotiated rate
United Healthcare-OvationsUnited Secure $366 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteAll Kaiser Commercial $429 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Va Mco $470 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUHC Navigate/Core $1,485 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare All HMO Products $1,547 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Mid AtlanticAll Cigna HMO $1,682 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare All PPO Products $1,719 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Midatlantic IncAll Cigna PPO $2,595 negotiated rate
Aetna Us Healthcare IncAetna All HMO And PPO Plans $3,175 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
Carefirst Advantage IncCarefirst Medicare Advantage $363 negotiated rate
Aetna MedicareAetna Medicare $374 negotiated rate
HumanaHumana Medicare Advantage $381 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Medicare Advantage $381 negotiated rate

Medicaid plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
Medstar Family Choice IncMedstar Family Choice Md $412 negotiated rate
AmerigroupAmerigroup Dc $536 negotiated rate
Amerihealth Caritas District Of ColumbiaAmerihealth $536 negotiated rate
Medstar Family Choice IncMedstar Family Choice Dc $536 negotiated rate
What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

How much does joint steroid injection (major joint) cost at MedStar Washington Hospital Center without insurance?

MedStar Washington Hospital Center's price file lists a discounted cash (self-pay) facility rate of $558 for Joint steroid injection (major joint), against a gross charge of $858. Facility rate only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services bill separately.

What do insurance plans pay for joint steroid injection (major joint) at MedStar Washington Hospital Center?

MedStar Washington Hospital Center lists 15 commercial plan rates for Joint steroid injection (major joint), from $249 (United Healthcare) to $3,175 (Aetna Us Healthcare Inc), with a median of $429. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $1,232.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file MedStar Washington Hospital Center publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date April 1, 2026. These are price disclosures, not quotes.