Tendon sheath injection cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 4 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $89.25 to $722.80, with a median of $243.10. The lowest listed price is at Freeman Health System - Freeman West — $153.85 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $173.55 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 20550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 INJECTION TENDON SHEATH | $89.25 | $223.13 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo Mlp | $100.75 | $155.00 | $316.98 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 INJECT-TND/LIG/CYST | $103.11 | $257.78 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo Pf | $117.65 | $181.00 | $40.09–$276.82 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS · (620) 783-1732 Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo | $385.45 | $593.00 | $297.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo | $411.45 | $633.00 | $158.25–$633.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo | $722.80 | $1,112.00 | $111.20–$1,112.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage both sides Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Hchg Bilat Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo Mlp | $180.05 | $277.00 | $316.98 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage both sides Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Bilat Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo Pf | $211.25 | $325.00 | $81.25–$325.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage both sides Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Bilat Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo | $609.70 | $938.00 | $234.50–$938.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas both sides Galena, KS · (620) 783-1732 Bilat Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo | $615.55 | $947.00 | $297.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin both sides Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Bilat Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo | $885.30 | $1,362.00 | $297.00–$5,209.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $89.25, median $243.10, highest $722.80 — a 8.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $180.05, median $615.55, highest $885.30 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $89.25. 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 2 of 3 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.