Surgery and procedures CPT 20550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Tendon sheath injection cost in Sherman, TX — inpatient

In Sherman-Denison, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) as an inpatient: from $713.40 to $713.40, with a median of $713.40. Across Texas, the median is $441.30 at 148 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$713.40Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherman
Median$713.40half pay less
Highest$713.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherman Sherman, TX · (903) 813-3728 INJECTION RECTUS SHEATH 20550 $713.40 $1,189.00 $269.84–$3,361.00 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $713.40, median $713.40, highest $713.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $713.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.