Tendon sheath injection cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 22 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $59.15 to $2,144.40, with a median of $823.83. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $764.68 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $569.80 at 93 hospitals.
- The median here, $823.83, is 110% above the US median of $392.00.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 16 cities for code 20550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 INJCTN-TNDG/TRGR/GANGLN File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $59.15 | $84.50 | $28.73–$649.03 | 30% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 20550/INJECT SINGL TENDON SHTH+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $297.00 | $495.00 | $38.40–$799.31 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 ZZ IR INJ TEND SHEA/LIGAMENT File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $297.00 | $495.00 | $38.40–$799.31 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 20550/INJECT SINGL TENDON SHTH File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $297.00 | $495.00 | $77.13–$1,400.00 | 40% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA INJ TENDON SHEATH LIG GANGLION File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $348.60 | $1,162.00 | $35.20–$1,162.00 | 70% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $353.00 | $706.00 | $35.20–$693.20 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital one side Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INJECTION INTO TENDON OR LIGAMENT+1 more line at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $444.00 | $888.00 | $171.55–$693.20 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INJECTION INTO TENDON OR LIGAMENT File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $444.00 | $888.00 | $35.20–$693.20 | 50% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Injection Single Tendon Sheath+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $452.90 | $647.00 | $120.99–$679.35 | 30% |
| UPMC Washington one side Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 INJ TENDON SHEATH-RT-E+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $593.60 | $848.00 | $35.64–$610.56 | 30% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 INJ(S) TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $703.20 | $1,172.00 | $35.20–$1,231.01 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 INJECTION TENDON OR LIGAMENT File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $712.80 | $1,188.00 | $319.57–$1,455.89 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 INJ(S) TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $815.40 | $1,359.00 | $35.20–$1,155.15 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC INJ SNGL TNDN/SHTH/LGMNT File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $818.51 | $1,063.00 | $18.50–$897.13 | 23% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC INJ SNGL TNDN/SHTH/LGMNT File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $829.14 | $1,063.00 | $18.50–$893.82 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC INJ SNGL TNDN/SHTH/LGMNT File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $829.14 | $1,063.00 | $18.50–$897.13 | 22% |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC INJ SNGL TNDN/SHTH/LGMNT File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $830.28 | $1,122.00 | $18.50–$943.48 | 26% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC INJ SNGL TNDN/SHTH/LGMNT File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $862.13 | $1,181.00 | $18.50–$996.45 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC INJ SNGL TNDN/SHTH/LGMNT File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $897.56 | $1,181.00 | $18.50–$989.83 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC INJ SNGL TNDN/SHTH/LGMNT File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $908.82 | $1,122.00 | $18.50–$930.24 | 19% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC INJ(S) TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $967.20 | $1,612.00 | $35.20–$1,483.04 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 INJ(S) TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,018.80 | $1,698.00 | $35.20–$1,528.20 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC INJ TEND/LIGAMENT/GANG CYST File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $1,026.00 | $1,710.00 | $35.20–$1,453.50 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 INJ TEND/LIGAMENT/GANG CYST+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,172.40 | $1,954.00 | $35.20–$1,660.90 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital one side Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 US LONG OF HEAD BICEPS INJ LT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $2,144.40 | $3,574.00 | $961.41–$4,379.94 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 INJ. TENDON SHEATH/TRIGGER File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $2,144.40 | $3,574.00 | $961.41–$4,379.94 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 SONO/INJ/TENDON SHEATH+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $2,144.40 | $3,574.00 | $1,204.44–$2,787.72 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $59.15, median $823.83, highest $2,144.40 — a 36.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $829.14. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 22 of 22 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.
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