Tendon sheath injection cost in Carlsbad, NM
In Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, 2 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $97.20 to $2,057.75, with a median of $1,077.48. The lowest listed price is at Artesia General Hospital — $980.28 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $1,072.50 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 20550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Carlsbad-Artesia, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia General Hospital lowest Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $97.20 | $162.00 | $44.23–$572.06 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 IR INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $951.60 | $1,586.00 | $204.72–$1,506.70 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad, NM · (575) 887-4570 INJECT TENDON/LIGAMENT/CYST | $2,057.75 | $20,577.46 | $54.48–$19,137.04 | 90% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $97.20, median $1,077.48, highest $2,057.75 — a 21.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $97.20. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.