Tendon sheath injection cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $71.10 to $72.40, with a median of $71.75. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital — $0.65 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $460.94 at 80 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH EDE INJ TEN SHT/LIG/TRIG/GANG | $71.10 | $355.50 | $36.69–$290.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ZAR INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT #PF# | $72.40 | $362.00 | $36.69–$37.06 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ESP INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT #PF# | $72.40 | $362.00 | $36.69–$37.06 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WSP INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT #PF# | $72.40 | $362.00 | $36.69–$37.06 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX NE INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS #PF# | $72.40 | $362.00 | $36.69–$37.06 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CEP INJ SINGLE TENDON/LIGAMENT #PF# | $72.40 | $362.00 | $36.69–$37.06 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX HPC INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT #PF# | $72.40 | $362.00 | $36.69–$37.06 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ZAR INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT #PF# | $72.40 | $362.00 | $36.69–$37.06 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ESP INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT #PF# | $72.40 | $362.00 | $36.69–$37.06 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WSP INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT #PF# | $72.40 | $362.00 | $36.69–$37.06 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX DPP INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT #PF# | $72.40 | $362.00 | $36.69–$37.06 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CEP INJ SINGLE TENDON/LIGAMENT #PF# | $72.40 | $362.00 | $36.69–$37.06 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 DPP INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT #PF# | $72.40 | $362.00 | $36.69–$37.06 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS #PF# | $72.40 | $362.00 | $36.69–$37.06 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 HPC INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT #PF# | $72.40 | $362.00 | $36.69–$37.06 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 INJ TEN SHT/LIG/TRIG/GANG CYST | $74.66 | $373.28 | $36.69–$290.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDN INJ TEN SHT/LIG/TRIG/GANG | $74.66 | $373.28 | $36.69–$290.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDE INJ TEN SHT/LIG/TRIG/GANG | $74.66 | $373.28 | $36.69–$290.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDN INJ TEN SHT/LIG/TRIG/GANG | $74.66 | $373.28 | $36.69–$290.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX INJ TEN SHT/LIG/TRIG/GANG CYST | $74.66 | $373.28 | $36.69–$290.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDE INJ TEN SHT/LIG/TRIG/GANG | $74.66 | $373.28 | $36.69–$290.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX FAB INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $197.54 | $987.70 | $522.49–$622.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CET INJ SINGLE TENDON/LIGAMENT | $197.54 | $987.70 | $522.49–$622.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ZAT INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $197.54 | $987.70 | $522.49–$622.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $197.54 | $987.70 | $522.49–$622.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 DPT INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $197.54 | $987.70 | $522.49–$622.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EST INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $197.54 | $987.70 | $522.49–$622.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WST INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $197.54 | $987.70 | $522.49–$622.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 FAB INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $197.54 | $987.70 | $522.49–$622.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CET INJ SINGLE TENDON/LIGAMENT | $197.54 | $987.70 | $522.49–$622.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ZAT INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $197.54 | $987.70 | $522.49–$622.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX NE INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $197.54 | $987.70 | $522.49–$622.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX DPT INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $197.54 | $987.70 | $522.49–$622.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EST INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $197.54 | $987.70 | $522.49–$622.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WST INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $197.54 | $987.70 | $522.49–$622.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SISD INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $206.63 | $1,033.17 | $546.55–$650.90 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SISD INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $206.63 | $1,033.17 | $546.55–$650.90 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $71.10, median $71.75, highest $72.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $72.88. 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 1 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.