Tendon sheath injection cost in Springfield, MA
In Springfield, MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $247.00 to $256.10, with a median of $251.55. The lowest listed price is at Holyoke Medical Center — $4.55 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $422.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 20550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Springfield, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holyoke Medical Center lowest Holyoke, MA · (413) 534-2500 Inj tendon sheath/ligament | $247.00 | $247.00 | $97.47–$1,803.00 | — | — source file |
| The Mercy Hospital one side Springfield, MA · (413) 748-9000 HC Injection(S) Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis Single Rt | $256.10 | $394.00 | $197.00–$882.88 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Mercy Hospital one side Springfield, MA · (413) 748-9000 HC Injection(S) Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis Single Lt | $256.10 | $394.00 | $197.00–$882.88 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Mercy Hospital Springfield, MA · (413) 748-9000 HC Injection(S) Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis Single Bl | $384.80 | $592.00 | $283.01–$882.88 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center both sides Holyoke, MA · (413) 534-2500 Inj tendon sheath/ligament BI | $574.00 | $574.00 | $226.50–$480.55 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $247.00, median $251.55, highest $256.10.
Both sides : lowest $574.00, median $574.00, highest $574.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $251.55. 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 2 of 2 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.