Trigger point injection cost in Raleigh, NC — inpatient
In Raleigh-Cary, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for trigger point injections, 1 or 2 muscles as an inpatient: from $100.50 to $100.50, with a median of $100.50. Across North Carolina, the median is $517.23 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20552, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Raleigh-Cary, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital lowest Raleigh, NC Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $100.50 | $201.00 | $19.14–$66.42 | 50% | — source file |
| Duke University Hospital lowest Raleigh, NC PR Inj Trigger Pnt<=2 Musc | $100.50 | $201.00 | $12.61–$174.87 | 50% | — source file |
| Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC Inj Trigger Pnt<=2 Mus | $226.80 | $840.00 | $189.92–$1,088.64 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC Inj Trigger Pnt<=2 Mus | $340.20 | $1,260.00 | $193.20–$1,260.00 | 73% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $100.50, median $100.50, highest $100.50.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $100.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.