Tendon sheath injection cost in Springfield, MO
In Springfield, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $556.40 to $556.40, with a median of $556.40. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Springfield and 1 other hospital. Across Missouri, the median is $173.55 at 29 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Springfield lowest Ozark, MO Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo | $556.40 | $856.00 | $297.00–$7,109.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield lowest Springfield, MO · (417) 820-2000 Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo | $556.40 | $856.00 | $297.00–$7,109.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield both sides Ozark, MO Bilat Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo | $556.40 | $856.00 | $214.00–$770.40 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield both sides Springfield, MO · (417) 820-2000 Bilat Inj Sgl Ten Sheath/Lig/Apo | $556.40 | $856.00 | $214.00–$770.40 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $556.40, median $556.40, highest $556.40.
Both sides : lowest $556.40, median $556.40, highest $556.40.
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.