Trigger point injection cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 24 hospitals list a cash price for trigger point injections, 1 or 2 muscles as an inpatient: from $42.17 to $1,147.71, with a median of $393.89. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $351.72 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $313.60 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 24 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 Oct 28, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$42.17St. Barnabas Hospital
Median$393.89half pay less
Highest$1,147.71in this market
Difference27.2×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $42.17Highest $1,175.00
one sideboth sides
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $42.17 | $156.31 | $28.73–$92.34 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC INJ TRIGGER POINT, 1/2 MUSCL | $103.55 | $545.00 | $34.47–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INJECT.,SINGLE OR MULTI.TRIGGER POINT(S) | $105.00 | $105.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL | $142.10 | $203.00 | $34.88–$65.37 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLE | $282.00 | $470.00 | $105.19–$3,000.00 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL | $292.20 | $487.00 | $108.99–$3,000.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $315.00 | $315.00 | $18.18–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $315.00 | $315.00 | $40.06–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $315.00 | $315.00 | $40.06–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $315.00 | $315.00 | $40.06–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $315.00 | $315.00 | $40.06–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $315.00 | $315.00 | $18.18–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $315.00 | $315.00 | $18.18–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $315.00 | $315.00 | $18.18–$283.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $326.73 | $1,605.00 | $266.43–$1,605.00 | 80% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Inj(S) Trig Point(S) 1-2 Musc | $342.51 | $812.00 | — | 58% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Inj(S) Trig Point(S) 1-2 Musc | $393.89 | $1,221.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Inj(S) Trig Point(S) 1-2 Musc | $393.89 | $1,293.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Inj(S) Trig Point(S) 1-2 Musc | $393.89 | $886.00 | — | 56% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Inj(S) Trig Point(S) 1-2 Musc | $393.89 | $1,431.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC INJ TRIGGER POINT, 1/2 MUSCL | $698.37 | $3,675.64 | $34.47–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC INJ TRIGGER POINT, 1/2 MUSCL | $698.37 | $3,675.64 | $34.47–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC INJ TRIGGER POINT, 1/2 MUSCL | $698.37 | $3,675.64 | $34.47–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC INJ TRIGGER POINT, 1/2 MUSCL | $698.37 | $3,675.64 | $34.47–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Inj Trigger Point 1-2 Muscles | $746.90 | $1,067.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $792.00 | $880.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $792.00 | $880.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $792.00 | $880.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $792.00 | $880.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $792.00 | $880.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | $1,147.71 | $1,147.71 | $688.63–$2,165.73 | — | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INJ TRIGGER PT,1-2 MUSC | $1,175.00 | $1,175.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 TRIGGER PT INJ(S) 1 OR 2 MUSCL | $1,175.00 | $1,175.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INJ SGL/MUL TRIG PT,1OR 2 MUSC | $1,175.00 | $1,175.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 Inj Trigger Pt(s), 1/2 Muscle | $1,175.00 | $1,175.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INJ TRIGGER POINT, 1-2 MUSC | $1,175.00 | $1,175.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 INJ TRIGGER PT 1 OR 2 MUSCLES | $1,175.00 | $1,175.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides West Harrison, NY Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $472.50 | $472.50 | $18.18–$425.25 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides Basking Ridge, NJ Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $472.50 | $472.50 | $40.06–$425.25 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides Middletown, NJ Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $472.50 | $472.50 | $40.06–$425.25 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases both sides New York, NY Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $472.50 | $472.50 | $18.18–$425.25 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $42.17, median $393.89, highest $1,147.71 — a 27.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $472.50, median $472.50, highest $472.50.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 47 facilities here, median $347.63 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 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 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.