Tendon sheath injection cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 19 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $195.42 to $1,647.25, with a median of $660.40. The lowest listed price is at Eisenhower Medical Center — $464.98 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $660.40 at 160 hospitals.
- The median here, $660.40, is 68% above the US median of $392.00.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Riverside, CA ranks 3rd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 16 cities for code 20550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center lowest Rancho Mirage, CA · (760) 340-3911 HC Inj Tendon Sheath/Ligament File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $195.42 | $911.00 | $65.68–$7,387.00 | 79% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC INJ TEN SHEATH LIG TRIG PNTS File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $290.70 | $646.00 | $116.93–$9,616.00 | 55% |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 INJECT TENDON/LIGAMENT/CYST File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $343.18 | $490.25 | $191.20–$441.23 | 30% |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 INJ SINGLE TENDON/LIGAMENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $392.00 | $734.10 | $65.68–$734.10 | 47% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $392.54 | $1,962.71 | $373.22–$1,178.58 | 80% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 ED-BLOCK for PAIN-TENDON File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $483.00 | $483.00 | $54.03–$1,075.00 | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ED INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $625.92 | $1,304.00 | — | 52% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 20550 - Inj single tendon/ligament File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $634.50 | $846.00 | — | 25% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC INJ TEN SHEATH LIG TRIG PNTS File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $662.40 | $1,472.00 | $76.93–$32,312.00 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC INJ TEN SHEATH LIG TRIG PNTS File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $740.70 | $1,646.00 | $78.76–$27,467.00 | 55% |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 ER-INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $860.00 | $860.00 | $54.03–$3,250.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 ER-INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $860.00 | $860.00 | $54.03–$3,250.00 | — |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Injection into tendon or ligament File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $1,412.00 | $1,798.00 | $59.47–$2,607.10 | 21% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $1,609.00 | $1,609.00 | $52.58–$1,166.53 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Inj Ten Sheath Lig Trig Pnts+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $1,647.25 | $1,647.25 | $52.58–$1,647.25 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $195.42, median $660.40, highest $1,647.25 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 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 15 of 17 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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