Tendon sheath injection cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient
In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) as an inpatient: from $62.15 to $177.79, with a median of $119.97. The lowest listed price is at Valley Regional Hospital — $57.82 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $177.79 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 20550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 INJ SINGLE TENDON OR LIGAM PRO | $62.15 | $113.00 | $33.00–$865.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIG IP | $95.15 | $173.00 | $33.00–$865.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIG OP | $95.15 | $173.00 | $33.00–$865.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 MD-INJ SINGLE TENDON OR LIGAM | $95.15 | $173.00 | $33.00–$865.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 NJX 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $95.15 | $173.00 | $33.00–$865.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 INJ SINGLE TENDON OR LIGAM MD | $95.15 | $173.00 | $33.00–$865.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $177.79 | $581.00 | $200.44–$551.95 | 69% | — source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $284.27 | $929.00 | $320.50–$882.55 | 69% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $62.15, median $119.97, highest $177.79 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $119.97 — 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NHINJ SINGLE TENDON OR LIGAM FAC | $33.00 | file |