Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint) Cost in Winston-salem, NC

Prices at 3 hospitals in Winston-salem, NC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $281 — 31% below the US median ($407), roughly 4.9× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
North Carolina Baptist Hospital	Winston-salem, NC	$281	$183	★ 4/5	183 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)

$562

Cash / self-pay

$281

Insurer-negotiated

$57

Medicare pays

$57

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $281 — about 4.9× 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 $562 list price could save about $281 (50%).

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Doctors who perform this in Winston-salem

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
Robert Sprinkle, DPM	Podiatry	Winston Salem, NC	59
Maxwell Brenner, DPM	Podiatry	Winston Salem, NC	36
Derek Bernstein, MD	Hand Surgery	Winston Salem, NC	36
Thomas Spangler, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Winston-Salem, NC	27
Adam Badaczewski, DPM	Podiatry	Winston Salem, NC	23
Walter Wray, M.D.	Hand Surgery	Winston Salem, NC	18
Raymond Duffett, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Winston Salem, NC	15
Vikram Arora, DO	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	Winston Salem, NC	13
Francois Dijour, DPM	Podiatry	Winston Salem, NC	12
Richard Godine, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Winston Salem, NC	12

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