Tendon sheath injection cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) as an inpatient: from $135.00 to $825.00, with a median of $574.72. The lowest listed price is at Newport Hospital and 1 other hospital — $439.72 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $343.00 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 20550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Hospital lowest Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC PR TENDON SHEATH INJECTION | $135.00 | $135.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR TENDON SHEATH INJECTION | $135.00 | $135.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC INJ SINGL TENDON SHEATH OR LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $574.72 | $574.72 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC INJ SINGL TENDON SHEATH OR LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $625.53 | $625.53 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC TENDON SHEATH INJECTION | $825.00 | $825.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC TENDON SHEATH INJECTION | $825.00 | $825.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC TENDON SHEATH INJECTION | $825.00 | $825.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC TENDON SHEATH INJECTION | $862.08 | $862.08 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC TENDON SHEATH INJECTION | $938.29 | $938.29 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $135.00, median $574.72, highest $825.00 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $574.72 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.