Tendon sheath injection cost in Anchorage, AK
In Anchorage, AK, 2 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $416.00 to $1,780.74, with a median of $1,098.37. The lowest listed price is at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium — $682.37 less than the median here. Across Alaska, the median is $370.79 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 20550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 20, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Anchorage, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium lowest Anchorage, AK · (907) 563-2662 Injection into tendon or ligament | $416.00 | $416.00 | $332.80–$1,233.00 | — | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC ED INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT CDM | $1,780.74 | $2,283.00 | — | 22% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $416.00, median $1,098.37, highest $1,780.74 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,780.74. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.