Trigger point injection cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for trigger point injections, 1 or 2 muscles: from $396.60 to $635.76, with a median of $458.45. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals and 1 other hospital — $61.85 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $548.80 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC INJ SNG/MLT TRIGGR PTS 1-2MUSC | $396.60 | $661.00 | $40.69–$2,120.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle lowest Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC INJ SNG/MLT TRIGGR PTS 1-2MUSC | $396.60 | $661.00 | $39.45–$3,397.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 20552 INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL Tech | $458.45 | $1,919.00 | $35.72–$1,535.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 20552 INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL Tech | $603.91 | $1,919.00 | $255.00–$1,535.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 20552 US Inj Trig Pt - 1 to 2 Muscles Tech | $603.91 | $1,919.00 | $255.00–$1,535.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 PS CT Inj Trig Pt - 1 to 2 Muscles - Report | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 PS US INJ Muscle(s) - Report | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 INJ 1 OR 1+TRGR 1 2 MUSCL | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 XR Inj Muscle(s) 1-2 - Report | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 20552 Inj 1 Or 1+ Trgr Pt 1 Or 2 Muscl | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 US Inj Trig Pt - 1 to 2 Muscles - Report | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 NV INJECTION MUSCLE(S) | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 NVI Injection Muscle(S) - Report | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 PM Injection Muscle(S) - Report | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 PS CT Inj Muscle(S) - Report | $635.76 | $1,919.00 | $276.72–$1,750.71 | 67% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $396.60, median $458.45, highest $635.76 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $458.45. 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 5 of 5 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.