Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint) cost in Dallas, TX

Prices at 9 hospitals in Dallas, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $332 — 19% below the US median ($411), roughly 5.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $306 $307 ★ 3/5 133 min 13.7%
UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital-William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, TX $325 $162 ★ 4/5 314 min 15.9%
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $332 $448 ★ 3/5 225 min 14.1%
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $332 $398 ★ 3/5 205 min 15.5%
Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas Dallas, TX $751 $701
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $926 $830 ★ 4/5 165 min 13.8%
North Central Surgical Center Llp Dallas, TX $2,118 $3,563 107 min 14.2%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,001
Cash / self-pay
$332
Insurer-negotiated
$701
Medicare pays
$57
$317$1,403
Median cash $332  ·  Medicare $57  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $332 — about 5.8× the Medicare rate ($57). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($114).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,001 list price could save about $670 (67%).

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Doctors who perform this in Dallas

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Thomas Diliberti, MD PAOrthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX135
Joseph Vineyard, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX129
Christopher Miskovsky, M.D.Hand SurgeryDallas, TX90
Wayne Burkhead, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX81
Megan Wood, MDOrthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX77
Eugene Curry, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX74
Matthew NevittOrthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX70
Hugh Frederick, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX67
Christian Royer, MDOrthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX66
Kimberly Mezera, MDHand SurgeryDallas, TX62
Charles Cook, MDOrthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX52
Daniel Bohl, MDOrthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX38

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