Joint aspiration (small/intermediate) cost in Nevada

Prices at 15 hospitals in Nevada, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $333 — 15% below the US median ($392), roughly 5.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Incline Village Community Hospital Incline Village, NV $148 $153 — 85 min —
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $187 $355 ★ 2/5 124 min —
Pershing General Hospital Lovelock, NV $211 $196 — 113 min —
North Vista Hospital North Las Vegas, NV $333 $341 ★ 3/5 131 min —
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center Reno, NV $333 $384 ★ 4/5 140 min —
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals-North Las Vegas North Las Vegas, NV $333 $373 — 91 min —
University Medical Center Las Vegas, NV $354 $375 ★ 2/5 238 min —
Humboldt General Hospital Winnemucca, NV $384 $44 ★ 2/5 113 min —
Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital Elko, NV $405 — ★ 3/5 207 min —
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center Carson City, NV $915 $717 ★ 2/5 167 min —
Boulder City Hospital Boulder City, NV $1,739 — — 108 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)
$872
Cash / self-pay
$333
Insurer-negotiated
$355
Medicare pays
$57
$187$915
Median cash $333  ·  Medicare $57  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $333 — about 5.9× the Medicare rate ($57). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($113).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $872 list price could save about $539 (62%).

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