Surgery and procedures CPT 20550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Tendon sheath injection cost in Windsor, NC — inpatient

In Windsor, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) as an inpatient: from $194.88 to $194.88, with a median of $194.88. Across North Carolina, the median is $429.75 at 34 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$194.88East Carolina Health-Bertie
Median$194.88half pay less
Highest$194.88in 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 Windsor, NC.

median
Lowest $194.88Highest $194.88

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
East Carolina Health-Bertie lowest Windsor, NC · (252) 794-6600 Inj Sngl Tendon Sheath/Ligamnt $194.88 $348.00 $107.88–$337.56 44% Apr 1, 2026
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East Carolina Health-Bertie lowest Windsor, NC · (252) 794-6600 Inject Tendon Sheath $194.88 $348.00 $107.88–$337.56 44% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $194.88, median $194.88, highest $194.88.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $194.88 — 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.