Surgery and procedures CPT 20550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Tendon sheath injection cost in Jacksonville, FL — inpatient

In Jacksonville, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) as an inpatient: from $426.70 to $561.20, with a median of $493.95. The lowest listed price is at University of Florida Health in Jacksonville — $67.25 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $774.38 at 46 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 20550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$426.70University of Florida Health in Jacksonville
Median$493.95half pay less
Highest$561.20in this market
Difference1.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Jacksonville, FL.

median
Lowest $426.70Highest $561.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Florida Health in Jacksonville lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIG/CYST $426.70 $775.81 $325.84–$737.02 45% Mar 31, 2026
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University of Florida Health in Jacksonville lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB INJ TENDON/LIGAMENT $426.70 $775.81 $325.84–$737.02 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 INJ SNGL TENDON/LIG 20550 $561.20 $1,516.75 $2,047.61–$2,805.99 63% —
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Inpatient: lowest $426.70, median $493.95, highest $561.20 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $774.38 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 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 1 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.