Trigger point injection cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for trigger point injections, 1 or 2 muscles: from $62.40 to $1,078.50, with a median of $94.13. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center — $31.73 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $699.00 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 20552, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 TRIGGER POINT INJ,SINGLE OR MULT PT | $62.40 | $96.00 | $24.39–$96.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB INJ-TRIG PT 1 0R 2 MUSCLES | $81.00 | $108.00 | $36.72–$106.81 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $99.60 | $166.00 | $28.95–$158.99 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Fairlawn, OH Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | $107.25 | $143.00 | $34.30–$121.55 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 TRIGGER POINT INJECTION MULTI 1-2 MUSCLE GR | $188.50 | $290.00 | $73.69–$290.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $882.70 | $1,358.00 | $62.00–$3,398.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC INJECT TRIGGER POINT, 1 OR 2 | $1,078.50 | $1,438.00 | $313.60–$2,808.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $62.40, median $94.13, highest $1,078.50 — a 17.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $980.60. 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 4 of 4 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
Trigger point injections put a numbing medicine, sometimes with a steroid, into tight knots in one or two muscles.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the injection. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.