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

Prices at 4 hospitals in Plano, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $926 — 128% above the US median ($407), roughly 16.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Childrens Medical Center Plano Plano, TX $751 $701 — — —
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $926 $830 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery Plan Plano, TX $926 $851 — 164 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 October 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)
$1,544
Cash / self-pay
$926
Insurer-negotiated
$840
Medicare pays
$57
$786$926
Median cash $926  ·  Medicare $57  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $926 — about 16.2× 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 $1,544 list price could save about $617 (40%).

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Doctors who perform this in Plano

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
Sammy Pham, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyPlano, TX36
Jill Wisdom, DPMPodiatryPlano, TX35
Christopher Sakowski, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryPlano, TX30
Maqbool Salam, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyPlano, TX27
Earl Lund, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryPlano, TX21
Dawn Grosser, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryPlano, TX21
Jaryl Korpinen, DPMPodiatryPlano, TX20
Victoria Knoll, M.D.Hand SurgeryPlano, TX15
Michael Howard, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryPlano, TX14

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