Knee joint injection cost in Dallas, TX

Prices at 9 hospitals in Dallas, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $446 — 6% below the US median ($475), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $306 $307 ★ 3/5 137 min —
UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital-William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, TX $391 $136 ★ 4/5 300 min —
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $441 $379 ★ 4/5 158 min —
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $446 $601 ★ 3/5 229 min —
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $446 $535 ★ 3/5 213 min —
Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas Dallas, TX $848 $792 — — —
North Central Surgical Center Llp Dallas, TX $2,118 $3,563 — 108 min —
Medical City Dallas Hospital Dallas, TX $2,445 $1,454 ★ 3/5 140 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)
$1,011
Cash / self-pay
$446
Insurer-negotiated
$601
Medicare pays
$69
$365$2,216
Median cash $446  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $446 — about 6.5× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($138).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,011 list price could save about $566 (56%).

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Doctors who perform this in Dallas

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
Daniel Shalev, M.D.Interventional Pain ManagementDallas, TX1,281
John Baker, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX989
Mackenzie Bulloch, FNP-CNurse PractitionerDallas, TX777
Clinton Bell, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX589
Martin Raynor, MDOrthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX442
Kurt Kitziger, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX429
Wayne Burkhead, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX409
Michael Champine, MDOrthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX383
Robert Dimeff, MDSports MedicineDallas, TX374
Bradford Waddell, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX360
Jesus Rey, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryDallas, TX342
Susan Murphy, MDPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationDallas, TX341

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