Tendon sheath injection cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $50.40 to $970.00, with a median of $717.78. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $667.38 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $460.94 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC PR 20550 INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS RHC | $50.40 | $120.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $361.62 | $861.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ED INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT CDM | $361.62 | $861.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $717.78 | $1,709.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ED INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT CDM | $717.78 | $1,709.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ED INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT CDM | $717.78 | $1,709.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $717.78 | $1,709.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ED INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT CDM | $717.78 | $1,709.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $717.78 | $1,709.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Inj Sgl Tendon Shth/Liga | $970.00 | $970.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Us Inj Tendon Sheath | $970.00 | $970.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $50.40, median $717.78, highest $970.00 — a 19.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $717.78. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.