Surgery and procedures CPT 20550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Tendon sheath injection cost in Joplin, MO — inpatient

In Joplin, MO-KS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) as an inpatient: from $89.25 to $89.25, with a median of $89.25. Across Missouri, the median is $173.55 at 29 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$89.25Freeman Health System - Freeman West
Median$89.25half pay less
Highest$89.25in this market
Difference1.0×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 Joplin, MO-KS.

median
Lowest $89.25Highest $103.11

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 INJECTION TENDON SHEATH $89.25 $223.13 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 INJECT-TND/LIG/CYST $103.11 $257.78 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $89.25, median $89.25, highest $89.25.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $243.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.