Tendon sheath injection cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $290.70 to $1,647.25, with a median of $660.40. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta — $369.70 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $660.40 at 84 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 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 Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta lowest Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC INJ TEN SHEATH LIG TRIG PNTS | $290.70 | $646.00 | $116.93–$9,616.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 INJ SINGLE TENDON/LIGAMENT | $392.00 | $734.10 | $65.68–$734.10 | 47% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $625.92 | $1,304.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ED INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT CDM | $625.92 | $1,304.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 20550 - Inj single tendon/ligament | $634.50 | $846.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC INJ TEN SHEATH LIG TRIG PNTS | $662.40 | $1,472.00 | $76.93–$32,312.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC INJ TEN SHEATH LIG TRIG PNTS | $740.70 | $1,646.00 | $78.76–$27,467.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Injection into tendon or ligament | $1,412.00 | $1,798.00 | $59.47–$2,607.10 | 21% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Inj Ten Sheath Lig Trig Pnts | $1,647.25 | $1,647.25 | $52.58–$1,647.25 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Inj Ten Sheath Lig Trig Pnts | $1,647.25 | $1,647.25 | $52.58–$1,647.25 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $290.70, median $660.40, highest $1,647.25 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $660.40. 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 8 of 9 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.