Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint) cost in Nevada

Prices at 14 hospitals in Nevada, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $349 — 15% below the US median ($411), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $187 $355 ★ 2/5 124 min 15.6%
Pershing General Hospital Lovelock, NV $209 $190 114 min
North Vista Hospital North Las Vegas, NV $333 $341 ★ 3/5 134 min 15.8%
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center Reno, NV $333 $384 ★ 4/5 138 min 14.9%
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals-North Las Vegas North Las Vegas, NV $344 $385 92 min 15.0%
University Medical Center Las Vegas, NV $354 $375 ★ 2/5 240 min 15.6%
Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital Elko, NV $405 ★ 3/5 210 min 14.7%
Humboldt General Hospital Winnemucca, NV $407 $44 ★ 2/5 119 min 14.7%
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center Carson City, NV $917 $717 ★ 2/5 162 min 14.0%
Boulder City Hospital Boulder City, NV $2,304 107 min 15.2%

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)
$1,130
Cash / self-pay
$349
Insurer-negotiated
$365
Medicare pays
$57
$206$1,056
Median cash $349  ·  Medicare $57  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $349 — about 6.1× 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 $1,130 list price could save about $781 (69%).

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