Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint) Cost in Richmond, VA

Prices at 3 hospitals in Richmond, VA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $262 — 36% below the US median ($407), roughly 4.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital	Richmond, VA	$262	—	—	111 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)

$437

Cash / self-pay

$262

Insurer-negotiated

$2,258

Medicare pays

$57

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $262 — about 4.6× 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 $437 list price could save about $175 (40%).

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Doctors who perform this in Richmond

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
Sanjay Desai, M.D.	Hand Surgery	Richmond, VA	259
Keith Glowacki, MD	Hand Surgery	Richmond, VA	127
Clifford Hepper, MD	Hand Surgery	Richmond, VA	65
Michael Strachan, M.D.	Rheumatology	Richmond, VA	63
Rachel Kennedy, PA	Physician Assistant	Richmond, VA	57
Thomas Mcdermott, MD	Hand Surgery	Richmond, VA	55
David Weiss, DPM	Podiatry	Richmond, VA	50
Joy Sharma, MD	Hand Surgery	Richmond, VA	43
Steven Melhorn, D.O.	Family Practice	Richmond, VA	30
John Blank, MD	Hand Surgery	Richmond, VA	25
Michael Brown, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Richmond, VA	23
Shiaolin Cheng, DNP	Nurse Practitioner	Richmond, VA	17

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