Knee joint injection cost in Kingwood, TX

Prices at 3 hospitals in Kingwood, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $590 — 24% above the US median ($477), roughly 8.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX $445 $1,805 14.8%
Elite Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX $734 $138 112 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 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)
$1,370
Cash / self-pay
$590
Insurer-negotiated
$1,805
Medicare pays
$69
$474$705
Median cash $590  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $590 — about 8.6× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($138).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,370 list price could save about $781 (57%).

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Doctors who perform this in Kingwood

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
Joseph MuscatOrthopedic SurgeryKingwood, TX679
Scott Stanislaw, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryKingwood, TX347
Ken KorthauerOrthopedic SurgeryKingwood, TX245
Khang DangOrthopedic SurgeryKingwood, TX229
Michael CusickOrthopedic SurgeryKingwood, TX212
David Lin, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryKingwood, TX121
Razvan Scobercea, MDOrthopedic SurgeryKingwood, TX32
Jeff Arthur, M.D.AnesthesiologyKingwood, TX26
Martin Basaldua, M.D.Family PracticeKingwood, TX15

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