Joint aspiration or injection (small joint) Cost in Worcester, MA

Prices at 3 hospitals in Worcester, MA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $932 — 142% above the US median ($385), roughly 16.6× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Umass Memorial Medical Center/university Campus	Worcester, MA	$932	$386	★ 3/5	291 min	—

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 September 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)

$932

Cash / self-pay

$932

Insurer-negotiated

$24

Medicare pays

$56

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $932 — about 16.6× the Medicare rate ($56). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($112).

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Doctors who perform this in Worcester

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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Charles Birbara, M.D.	Rheumatology	Worcester, MA	347
David Margolis, M.D., PH.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Worcester, MA	57
Bradley Schaffer, MD	Hand Surgery	Worcester, MA	47
Alexander Martin, MD	Rheumatology	Worcester, MA	36
Joseph Laconte, DPM	Podiatry	Worcester, MA	27
Jonathan Ponte, NP	Nurse Practitioner	Worcester, MA	26
Kai Jiang, DPM	Podiatry	Worcester, MA	24
David Kim, M.D.	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	Worcester, MA	21
Yerusalem Lanier, PODIATRY	Podiatry	Worcester, MA	20
Michael Dibenedetto, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Worcester, MA	19
Kimberly Brennan, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Worcester, MA	18
Neil Feldman, DPM	Podiatry	Worcester, MA	15

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