Tendon sheath injection cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $42.12 to $79.68, with a median of $44.46. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center and 1 other hospital — $2.34 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $462.15 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center lowest Fort Wayne, IN 20550,LT INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $42.12 | $156.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center lowest Fort Wayne, IN 20550,RT INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $42.12 | $156.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 20550,RT INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $42.12 | $156.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 20550 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $42.12 | $156.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center lowest Fort Wayne, IN 20550 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $42.12 | $156.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 20550,LT INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $42.12 | $156.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 20550,LT INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $46.80 | $156.00 | $31.42–$140.40 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 20550 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $46.80 | $156.00 | $31.42–$140.40 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 20550,RT INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $46.80 | $156.00 | $31.42–$140.40 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 20550 50 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $57.24 | $212.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 20550 50 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $57.24 | $212.00 | $287.60–$1,334.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 20550 50 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $79.68 | $332.00 | $52.67–$298.80 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 20550 50 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $99.60 | $332.00 | $31.42–$298.80 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 INJECT TENDON/LIGAMENT/CYST | $6,383.12 | $23,641.17 | $52.67–$21,277.05 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN INJECT TENDON/LIGAMENT/CYST | $8,755.45 | $32,427.60 | $54.04–$32,427.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $42.12, median $44.46, highest $79.68 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $63.18. 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 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.
3 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.
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN20550,LT INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $37.44 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN20550,RT INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $37.44 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN20550 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $37.44 | file |