Trigger point injection cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for trigger point injections, 1 or 2 muscles as an inpatient: from $116.94 to $639.00, with a median of $623.49. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $506.55 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $313.60 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 20552, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 TRIGGER PT INJECTS 1 OR 2 MUSC | $116.94 | $706.61 | $242.76–$3,120.00 | 83% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Trigger Point,1 Or 2 Muscles | $514.23 | $514.23 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Trigger Point, 1-2 Muscles | $514.23 | $514.23 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $623.49 | $623.49 | $9.09–$639.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $639.00 | $639.00 | $9.09–$670.53 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Inject Trigger Point, 1 or 2 | $639.00 | $639.00 | $9.09–$670.53 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Inject Trigger Point, 1 or 2 | $639.00 | $639.00 | $9.09–$639.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $639.00 | $639.00 | $15.28–$639.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $639.00 | $639.00 | $9.09–$639.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Inject Trigger Point, 1 or 2 | $639.00 | $639.00 | $15.28–$639.00 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $116.94, median $623.49, highest $639.00 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $568.86 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 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 1 it is 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.