Trigger point injection cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for trigger point injections, 1 or 2 muscles: from $353.00 to $2,144.40, with a median of $650.35. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $297.35 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $548.80 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 12 cities for code 20552, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL | $353.00 | $706.00 | $34.17–$693.20 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 INJ SNG/MUL TRG PTS 1-2 MUS GR | $401.40 | $669.00 | $34.17–$576.67 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 INJ SG/MUL TRG PTS 1-2 MUSCLES | $401.40 | $669.00 | $34.17–$576.67 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 INJ SNG/MUL TRG PTS 1-2 MUS GR | $403.20 | $672.00 | $34.17–$604.80 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INJECTION OF TRIGGER POINTS; 1-2 MUSCLES | $417.00 | $834.00 | $34.17–$693.20 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 INJ SNG/MUL TRG PTS 1-2 MUS GR | $457.20 | $762.00 | $34.17–$647.70 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC INJ SNG/MUL TRG PTS 1-2 MUS GR | $552.60 | $921.00 | $34.17–$847.32 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC INJ SNG/MULT TRG PTS 1-2 MUSCLES | $552.60 | $921.00 | $34.17–$847.32 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 INJ SNG/MUL TRG PTS 1-2 MUS GR | $571.20 | $952.00 | $34.17–$837.76 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 INJ SNG/MUL TRG PTS 1-2 MUS GR | $580.20 | $967.00 | $34.17–$821.95 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 INJ SNG/MUL TRG PTS 1-2 MUS GR | $593.40 | $989.00 | $34.17–$840.65 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 TRIGGER POINT INJECTION | $593.40 | $989.00 | $34.17–$840.65 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC INJ SG/MUL TRG PTS 1-2 MUSCLES | $595.80 | $993.00 | $34.17–$844.05 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC INJ SNG/MUL TRG PTS 1-2 MUS GR | $595.80 | $993.00 | $34.17–$844.05 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC INJ SNG/MULT TRG PTS 1-2 MUSCLES | $595.80 | $993.00 | $34.17–$844.05 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 INJ TRIGGER PT | $704.90 | $1,007.00 | $35.72–$725.04 | 30% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 INJ TRIGGER POINT, 1/2 MUSCL | $712.80 | $1,188.00 | $319.57–$1,455.89 | 40% | — source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC INJ TRIGGER PNT<=2 MUS | $1,022.56 | $1,328.00 | $6.41–$897.13 | 23% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC INJ TRIGGER PNT<=2 MUS | $1,035.84 | $1,328.00 | $6.41–$893.82 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC INJ TRIGGER PNT<=2 MUS | $1,035.84 | $1,328.00 | $6.41–$897.13 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC INJ TRIGGER PNT<=2 MUS | $1,037.48 | $1,402.00 | $6.41–$943.48 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC INJ TRIGGER PNT<=2 MUS | $1,077.48 | $1,476.00 | $6.41–$996.45 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC INJ TRIGGER PNT<=2 MUS | $1,121.76 | $1,476.00 | $6.41–$989.83 | 24% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC INJ TRIGGER PNT<=2 MUS | $1,135.62 | $1,402.00 | $6.41–$930.24 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 INJ;SINGLE/MULTIPLE 1-2 MUSCLE | $2,144.40 | $3,574.00 | $961.41–$4,379.94 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 INJECT SINGLE OR MULTIPLE TRIGGER PTS | $2,144.40 | $3,574.00 | $1,204.44–$2,787.72 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 TRIGGER POINT INJECTION 1 OR 2 MUSCLES | $2,144.40 | $3,574.00 | $1,204.44–$2,787.72 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $353.00, median $650.35, highest $2,144.40 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $604.20. 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 12 of 18 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.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $19.38 | file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PAPR INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $22.44 | file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $22.44 | file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $23.46 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $24.48 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PAPR INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $26.52 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR INJECTION SINGLE/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCLES | $27.54 | file |