Surgery and procedures CPT 20550 Outpatient

Tendon sheath injection cost in Tuscaloosa, AL

In Tuscaloosa, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $125.58 to $125.58, with a median of $125.58. Across Alabama, the median is $411.00 at 22 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$125.58Hale County Hospital
Median$125.58half pay less
Highest$125.58in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hale County Hospital Greensboro, AL · (334) 624-3024 TRIGGER POINT INJECTION $125.58 $156.98 $156.98–$315.56 20% —
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Outpatient: lowest $125.58, median $125.58, highest $125.58.

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 and 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.