Surgery and procedures CPT 20550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Tendon sheath injection cost in Allentown, PA — inpatient

In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) as an inpatient: from $393.89 to $393.89, with a median of $393.89. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $712.80 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$393.89Hackettstown Medical Center
Median$393.89half pay less
Highest$393.89in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Inj(S) Sng Tendon Shth Aponeuro $393.89 $972.00 — 59% —
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Inpatient: lowest $393.89, median $393.89, highest $393.89.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $393.89 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This code covers a steroid injection into a tendon sheath or ligament, such as for trigger finger, de Quervain's tenosynovitis or plantar fasciitis.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the injection. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.