Surgery and procedures CPT 20550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Tendon sheath injection cost in Wayne, NE — inpatient

In Wayne, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) as an inpatient: from $154.85 to $154.85, with a median of $154.85. Across Nebraska, the median is $195.30 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 29, 2025 and Oct 29, 2025.

Lowest$154.85Providence Medical Center
Median$154.85half pay less
Highest$154.85in 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 Wayne, NE.

median
Lowest $154.85Highest $401.85

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Medical Center lowest Wayne, NE · (402) 375-3800 20550 Inj 1 tendon sheath/ligament (eg, plantar fascia) $154.85 $163.00 $146.70–$159.74 5% Oct 29, 2025
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Providence Medical Center Wayne, NE · (402) 375-3800 20550 ANESTH INJECTION(S); SINGLE TENDON SHEATH, OR LIGAMENT, APONEUROSIS (EG. PLANTAR FASCIA) $399.95 $421.00 $378.90–$412.58 5% Oct 29, 2025
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Providence Medical Center Wayne, NE · (402) 375-3800 Injection- single tendon sheath or ligament $401.85 $423.00 $380.70–$414.54 5% Oct 29, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $154.85, median $154.85, highest $154.85.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $154.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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. 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.