Knee joint injection cost in York, PA

Prices at 3 hospitals in York, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $660 — 38% above the US median ($477), roughly 9.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UPMC Memorial York, PA $505 $292 ★ 4/5 270 min 14.8%
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $660 $596 ★ 4/5 255 min 14.3%
Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York, PA $660 $767 15.5%

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)
$825
Cash / self-pay
$660
Insurer-negotiated
$596
Medicare pays
$69
$536$660
Median cash $660  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $660 — about 9.6× 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 $825 list price could save about $165 (20%).

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Doctors who perform this in York

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
Charles Ferchalk, PA-CPhysician AssistantYork, PA382
Craig Sullivan, DOOrthopedic SurgeryYork, PA370
George Margetas, D.O.Orthopedic SurgeryYork, PA362
Todd Curran, D.O.Orthopedic SurgeryYork, PA270
John Jamison, PA-CPhysician AssistantYork, PA260
Sania MahmoodOrthopedic SurgeryYork, PA243
Robert Campbell, PA-CPhysician AssistantYork, PA222
Brent Hines, DOOrthopedic SurgeryYork, PA217
Craig Ruder, MDOrthopedic SurgeryYork, PA209
Jonathan May, PA-CPhysician AssistantYork, PA150
Adam Lawrence, PA-CPhysician AssistantYork, PA129
Derek Hayden, D.O.Orthopedic SurgeryYork, PA117

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