Trigger point injection cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 23 hospitals list a cash price for trigger point injections, 1 or 2 muscles as an inpatient: from $275.80 to $2,000.00, with a median of $624.00. The lowest listed price is at Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro and 1 other hospital — $348.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $624.00 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 18 cities for code 20552, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Jul 27, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro lowest San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ED INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL CDM | $275.80 | $788.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance lowest Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ED INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL CDM | $275.80 | $788.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC IR INJ TRIGGER POINT(S)1TO2 MUSC | $377.28 | $786.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $377.28 | $786.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC ED INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL CDM | $377.28 | $786.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC IR INJ TRIGGER POINT(S)1TO2 MUSC | $386.40 | $1,104.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ED INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL CDM | $386.40 | $1,104.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ED INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL CDM | $522.55 | $1,493.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $522.55 | $1,493.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ED INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL CDM | $554.40 | $1,584.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $554.40 | $1,584.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC IR INJ TRIGGER POINT(S)1TO2 MUSC | $616.35 | $1,761.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ED INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL CDM | $616.35 | $1,761.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $624.00 | $1,200.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $624.00 | $1,200.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $624.00 | $1,200.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $624.00 | $1,200.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $624.00 | $1,200.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $624.00 | $1,200.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $624.00 | $1,200.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $624.00 | $1,200.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $624.00 | $1,200.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% | — source file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 TRIGGER PNT INJ 1-2 MUSCLE(S) | $660.10 | $1,886.00 | $1,414.50–$1,886.00 | 65% | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 20552-TRIGGER PNT INJ 1-2 MUSCLE(S) | $660.10 | $1,886.00 | $1,414.50–$1,886.00 | 65% | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $718.00 | $1,795.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC IR INJ TRIGGER POINT(S)1TO2 MUSC | $724.80 | $1,510.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC ED INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL CDM | $724.80 | $1,510.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $834.72 | $1,739.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ED INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL CDM | $834.72 | $1,739.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC IR INJ TRIGGER POINT(S)1TO2 MUSC | $834.72 | $1,739.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Inj Trigger Point 1/2 Muscl | $1,198.75 | $1,198.75 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB MUSCLE TRIGGER PT INJ 1-2 | $1,774.92 | $2,730.64 | $367.57–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Inj Trigger Point 1/2 Muscl | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $275.80, median $624.00, highest $2,000.00 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $624.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 11 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 20552 ($393.89). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CAHB INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $30.00 | file |