Tendon sheath injection cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 11 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) as an inpatient: from $281.00 to $445.18, with a median of $445.18. The lowest listed price is at Gaston Memorial Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $164.18 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $429.75 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 20550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and May 11, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NC HCHG ASC INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $281.00 | $281.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital lowest Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ASC INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $281.00 | $281.00 | $222.55–$266.95 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital lowest Belmont, NC HCHG ASC INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $281.00 | $281.00 | $222.55–$266.95 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$801.32 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$801.32 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$819.12 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$819.12 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC ER INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $276.01–$783.51 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $276.01–$783.51 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$801.32 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC ER INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $298.27–$819.12 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $298.27–$819.12 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $298.27–$819.12 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC ER INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $298.27–$819.12 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$845.83 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC ER INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$845.83 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $255.26–$845.83 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC ER INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $255.26–$845.83 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC ER INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$845.83 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$845.83 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC ER INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$819.12 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$819.12 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC ER INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$819.12 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$819.12 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC ER INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$845.83 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$845.83 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INJECT SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $445.18 | $890.35 | $269.78–$801.32 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG INJ SGL TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $720.00 | $720.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG ER INJ SGL TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $720.00 | $720.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG INJ SGL TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $720.00 | $720.00 | $540.00–$684.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG ER INJ SGL TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $720.00 | $720.00 | $540.00–$684.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ER INJ SGL TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $720.00 | $720.00 | $540.00–$684.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG INJ SGL TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $720.00 | $720.00 | $540.00–$684.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $281.00, median $445.18, highest $445.18 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $445.18 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 10 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.