Tendon sheath injection cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 23 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) as an inpatient: from $44.59 to $2,521.79, with a median of $410.70. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $366.11 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $364.35 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 17 cities for code 20550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$44.59St. Barnabas Hospital
Median$410.70half pay less
Highest$2,521.79in this market
Difference56.6×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $44.59Highest $2,521.79
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $44.59 | $165.87 | $31.11–$99.99 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INJECTION TENDON SHEATH LIGAMENT TRIGGER POINTS OR GANGLION CYST | $115.00 | $115.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $157.50 | $225.00 | $37.77–$68.97 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY · (845) 786-4000 INJ/ASP TEN SHEATH, LIG TP | $293.00 | $293.00 | $19.76–$219.75 | — | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $315.00 | $315.00 | $19.96–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $315.00 | $315.00 | $43.26–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis | $315.00 | $315.00 | $19.96–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $315.00 | $315.00 | $19.96–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis | $315.00 | $315.00 | $43.26–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis | $315.00 | $315.00 | $43.26–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $315.00 | $315.00 | $43.26–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis | $315.00 | $315.00 | $19.96–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Inj(S) Sng Tendon Shth Aponeuro | $342.51 | $812.00 | — | 58% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Inj(S) Sng Tendon Shth Aponeuro | $393.89 | $1,293.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Inj(S) Sng Tendon Shth Aponeuro | $393.89 | $1,431.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis | $410.70 | $4,107.00 | $300.22–$3,285.60 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $592.60 | $3,118.97 | $27.49–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $592.60 | $3,118.97 | $27.49–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $592.60 | $3,118.97 | $27.49–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $592.60 | $3,118.97 | $27.49–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $592.60 | $3,118.97 | $27.49–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 INJ TE/SH/LI/TR PNTS OR GANG | $621.00 | $1,035.00 | $231.63–$3,000.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Inj Single Tendon or Ligament | $675.00 | $750.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Inj Single Tendon or Ligament | $675.00 | $750.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY Njx 1 Tdn Shth/Ligm Aponeurosis - 20550 | $675.00 | $750.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Inj Single Tendon or Ligament | $675.00 | $750.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 Njx 1 Tdn Shth/Ligm Aponeurosis - 20550 | $675.00 | $750.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Inj Single Tendon or Ligament | $675.00 | $750.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY Njx 1 Tdn Shth/Ligm Aponeurosis - 20550 | $675.00 | $750.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Inj Single Tendon or Ligament | $675.00 | $750.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY Njx 1 Tdn Shth/Ligm Aponeurosis - 20550 | $675.00 | $750.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY Njx 1 Tdn Shth/Ligm Aponeurosis - 20550 | $675.00 | $750.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Rhb Med Trig Pts Inj | $746.90 | $1,067.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Ed Inject Tendon/Ligament | $746.90 | $1,067.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Inj Sgl Tendn Shth Or Lig | $746.90 | $1,067.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Inj Sgl Tendon Shth Or Ligamnt | $746.90 | $1,067.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $1,203.00 | $1,203.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INJECT(S);TENDON SHEATH,LIGMNT | $1,203.00 | $1,203.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INJ,TENDON SHEATH LIGAMENT | $1,203.00 | $1,203.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INJ(S) SINGLE TENDON/LIGAMENT | $1,203.00 | $1,203.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Injection into tendon or ligament | $2,521.79 | $2,521.79 | $1,169.00–$4,758.62 | — | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides West Harrison, NY Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $472.50 | $472.50 | $19.96–$425.25 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides Basking Ridge, NJ Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $472.50 | $472.50 | $43.26–$425.25 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides Middletown, NJ Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $472.50 | $472.50 | $43.26–$425.25 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides New York, NY Injection 1 Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $472.50 | $472.50 | $19.96–$425.25 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $44.59, median $410.70, highest $2,521.79 — a 56.6× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $472.50, median $472.50, highest $472.50.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 38 facilities here, median $501.99 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.