Surgery and procedures CPT 20550 Outpatient

Tendon sheath injection cost in McAllen, TX

In McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $373.34 to $373.34, with a median of $373.34. Across Texas, the median is $460.94 at 80 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 6, 2025 and Oct 6, 2025.

Lowest$373.34Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Median$373.34half pay less
Highest$373.34in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Edinburg, TX · (361) 694-5041 Hchg Injection(S); Single Tendon/Sheet/Ligament, Aponeurosis/Plantar Fascia $373.34 $1,866.70 $165.82 80% Oct 6, 2025
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Outpatient: lowest $373.34, median $373.34, highest $373.34.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.