Tendon sheath injection cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $386.50 to $534.00, with a median of $534.00. The lowest listed price is at Kershaw Medical Center — $147.50 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $534.00 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities 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 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw Medical Center lowest Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $386.50 | $773.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia, SC HB INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $534.00 | $1,068.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $534.00 | $1,068.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $386.50, median $534.00, highest $534.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $534.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.