Surgery and procedures CPT 20550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Tendon sheath injection cost in Bennington, VT — inpatient

In Bennington, VT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) as an inpatient: from $252.70 to $252.70, with a median of $252.70. Across Vermont, the median is $98.42 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$252.70Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Median$252.70half pay less
Highest$252.70in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bennington, VT.

median
Lowest $252.70Highest $530.08

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center lowest Bennington, VT · (802) 442-6361 INJECTION TENDON SHEATH $252.70 $361.00 $19.76–$346.56 30% —
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Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington, VT · (802) 442-6361 INJ SINGLE TENDON SHEATH $530.08 $757.25 $282.20–$734.53 30% —
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Inpatient: lowest $252.70, median $252.70, highest $252.70.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $97.65 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.