Tendon sheath injection cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $458.45 to $894.60, with a median of $635.76. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — $177.31 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $712.80 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 20550 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT Tech | $458.45 | $1,919.00 | $36.80–$1,535.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 20550 US Inj Ligament or Tendon Sheath Tech | $603.91 | $1,919.00 | $255.00–$1,535.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 20550 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT Tech | $603.91 | $1,919.00 | $255.00–$1,535.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 PS CT Inj Ligament Or Tendon Sheath - Report | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 US Inj Ligament or Tendon Sheath - Report | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 20550 Inject Tendon Lig | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 INJ TENDON SHEATH | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 Us Ortho 20550 Inj Tendon/Ligament POC | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 NV INJ LIGAMENTORTENDON SHTH | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 NVI Injection Ligament Or Tendon Sheath - Report | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC INJ TENDON SH/LIG/GANG CYST | $894.60 | $1,491.00 | $40.64–$1,267.35 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC INJ TENDON SH/LIG/GANG CYST | $894.60 | $1,491.00 | $41.92–$2,120.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $458.45, median $635.76, highest $894.60 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $635.76. 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 5 of 5 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.