Tendon sheath injection cost in Fort Smith, AR
In Fort Smith, AR-OK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $196.95 to $196.95, with a median of $196.95. Across Arkansas, the median is $113.95 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Fort Smith, AR-OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith lowest Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo | $196.95 | $303.00 | $66.72–$257.55 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith lowest Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo | $196.95 | $303.00 | $66.72–$257.55 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $196.95, median $196.95, highest $196.95.
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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 20550 ($401.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, ARInj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo Mlp | $31.85 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, ARInj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo Mlp | $31.85 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, ARInj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo Pf | $37.05 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, ARInj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo Pf | $37.05 | file |