Surgery and procedures CPT 20550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Tendon sheath injection cost in Waterbury, CT — inpatient

In Waterbury, CT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) as an inpatient: from $182.52 to $182.52, with a median of $182.52. Across Connecticut, the median is $322.25 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 13, 2026 and May 13, 2026.

Lowest$182.52UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital
Median$182.52half pay less
Highest$182.52in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $182.52Highest $490.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital lowest Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 zzInjection (s) tendon sheath/ligament $182.52 $365.03 — 50% May 13, 2026
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 INJECTION THENDON SHEATH LIGAMENT TRIGGER P $474.21 $948.41 — 50% May 13, 2026
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury, CT · (203) 573-6000 CT Inj Single Tendon Sheath/Ligament $490.25 $980.49 — 50% May 13, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $182.52, median $182.52, highest $182.52.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $4,591.77 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.