Trigger point injection cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for trigger point injections, 1 or 2 muscles: from $276.50 to $398.45, with a median of $398.45. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $121.95 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $398.45 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB INJ TRIGGER POINT(S) 1-2 | $276.50 | $553.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Inject Trigger Point 1/2 Muscle | $398.45 | $613.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Inject Trigger Point 1/2 Muscle | $398.45 | $613.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Inj Trigger Points 1-2 Musc | $398.45 | $613.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Inj Trigger Points 1-2 Musc | $398.45 | $613.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Inject Trigger Point 1/2 Muscle | $398.45 | $613.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Inj Trigger Points 1-2 Musc | $398.45 | $613.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Inj Trigger Points 1-2 Musc | $398.45 | $613.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Inject Trigger Point 1/2 Muscle | $398.45 | $613.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Inj Trigger Pt 1-2 Musc Grps | $398.45 | $613.00 | $287.31–$301.68 | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Inj Trigger Pt 1-2 Musc Grps | $2,061.21 | $3,435.35 | $291.13–$305.69 | 40% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Inj Trigger Pt 1-2 Musc Grps | $2,136.94 | $3,561.57 | $291.13–$305.69 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $276.50, median $398.45, highest $398.45 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $398.45. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.