Tendon sheath injection cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $243.00 to $660.40, with a median of $582.50. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego — $339.50 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $660.40 at 84 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 4 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 1, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Inj Tendon Sheath/Ligament | $243.00 | $324.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Injection Of Tendon Sheath, Ligament, Or Muscle Membrane | $382.25 | $695.00 | $52.54–$5,480.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 INJ TRIGGER POINT | $392.00 | $1,582.70 | $65.68–$1,582.70 | 75% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIG | $392.00 | $734.10 | $65.68–$1,582.70 | 47% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 INJCT TEND/LIGMNT/APONEUROSIS | $392.00 | $1,139.00 | $65.68–$1,582.70 | 66% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 CITY 20550 INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT | $582.50 | $970.83 | $46.25–$6,640.00 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $660.40 | $1,270.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Injection Of Tendon Sheath, Ligament, Or Muscle Membrane | $937.57 | $1,704.68 | $6.00–$5,480.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $243.00, median $582.50, highest $660.40 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $621.45. 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 6 of 6 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.