Joint aspiration or injection (small joint) cost in Plano, TX

Prices at 4 hospitals in Plano, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $551 — 44% above the US median ($383), roughly 9.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $355 $348 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Childrens Medical Center Plano Plano, TX $747 $697 — — —

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)
$794
Cash / self-pay
$551
Insurer-negotiated
$523
Medicare pays
$56
$394$708
Median cash $551  ·  Medicare $56  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $551 — about 9.8× the Medicare rate ($56). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($112).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $794 list price could save about $243 (31%).

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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
Earl Lund, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryPlano, TX114
Dawn Grosser, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryPlano, TX57
Gagandeep SharmaPodiatryPlano, TX38
Michelle Zeidan, MDOrthopedic SurgeryPlano, TX26
Jill Wisdom, DPMPodiatryPlano, TX20
Rekha Kouri, DPMPodiatryPlano, TX15

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