Trigger point injection cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for trigger point injections, 1 or 2 muscles: from $360.46 to $996.00, with a median of $624.56. The lowest listed price is at Texas Children's Hospital - Austin — $264.10 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $441.30 at 211 hospitals.
- The median here, $624.56, is 59% above the US median of $392.80.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Austin, TX ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in Texas by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 cities for code 20552, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 2, 2024 and Oct 30, 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin lowest Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC TRIGGER POINT INJECTION, SINGLE OR MULTIPLE 1 OR 2 MUSCLES File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $360.46 | $538.00 | $23.26–$511.10 | 33% |
| The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center Austin, TX · (512) 327-0000 TRIGGER POINT 1 OR 2+1 more line at this price File of Sep 2, 2024 · source file | $572.20 | $1,630.28 | $20.01–$1,661.76 | 65% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC TRIGGER POINT INJECTECTION 1 OR 2+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $624.56 | $1,040.94 | $23.26–$3,500.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC INJECTION TRIGGER POINT, 1+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $624.56 | $1,040.94 | $23.26–$3,500.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC TRIGGER POINT INJECTECTION 1 OR 2+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $624.56 | $1,040.94 | $23.26–$3,500.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC TRIGGER POINT INJECTECTION 1 OR 2+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $624.56 | $1,040.94 | $23.26–$3,500.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC TRIGGER POINT INJECTECTION 1 OR 2+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $624.56 | $1,040.94 | $23.26–$3,500.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC TRIGGER POINT INJECTECTION 1 OR 2+1 more line at this price File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $624.56 | $1,040.94 | $323.77–$676.61 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC TRIGGER POINT INJECTECTION 1 OR 2+1 more line at this price File of Oct 30, 2026 · source file | $649.55 | $1,082.58 | $24.89–$3,875.00 | 40% |
| St. David's Medical Center Manor, TX · (512) 476-7111 INJ S/M TRG PT 1OR2 MUS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $996.00 | $996.00 | $23.26–$5,722.00 | — |
| Heart Hosp of Austin at St. David's Round Rock Round Rock, TX Injection(s); single or multiple trigger point(s), 1 or 2 muscle(s) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $996.00 | $996.00 | $24.96–$17,365.00 | — |
| Heart Hosp of Austin Austin, TX INJ S/M TRG PT 1OR2 MUS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $996.00 | $996.00 | $24.96–$17,365.00 | — |
| St. David's Georgetown Hospital Georgetown, TX · (512) 476-7111 INJ S/M TRG PT 1OR2 MUS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $996.00 | $996.00 | $671.30 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $360.46, median $624.56, highest $996.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $624.56. 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 10 of 13 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 trigger point injection is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Trigger point injection explained.