Tendon sheath injection cost in Waterbury, CT
In Waterbury, CT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $182.52 to $9,001.02, with a median of $4,591.77. The lowest listed price is at UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital — $4,409.25 less than the median here. Across Connecticut, the median is $322.25 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Mar 31, 2026 and May 13, 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 Waterbury, CT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital lowest Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 zzInjection (s) tendon sheath/ligament | $182.52 | $365.03 | $182.52–$7,506.00 | 50% | May 13, 2026 source file |
| UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 INJECTION THENDON SHEATH LIGAMENT TRIGGER P | $474.21 | $948.41 | $472.31–$3,180.75 | 50% | May 13, 2026 source file |
| UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 CT Inj Single Tendon Sheath/Ligament | $490.25 | $980.49 | $490.25–$7,506.00 | 50% | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital one side Waterbury, CT · (203) 709-6020 HC Injection(S) Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis Single Rt | $9,001.02 | — | $2,162.08–$6,943.24 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $182.52, median $4,591.77, highest $9,001.02 — a 49.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $182.52. 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 1 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.