Trigger point injection cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 13 hospitals list a cash price for trigger point injections, 1 or 2 muscles: from $84.62 to $1,523.52, with a median of $312.00. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $227.38 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $156.65 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 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 Apr 24, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Regional Medical Center lowest Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 TRIGGER POINT INJ 1-2 MUSCLE | $84.62 | $141.04 | $141.04 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $117.00 | $156.00 | $62.40–$140.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $117.00 | $156.00 | $62.40–$132.60 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $117.00 | $156.00 | $62.40–$140.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $117.00 | $156.00 | $62.40–$140.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $117.00 | $156.00 | $62.40–$140.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles | $117.00 | $156.00 | $62.40–$140.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Inj Trigger Pt 1 or 2 Musc Mlp | $156.65 | $241.00 | $301.61–$384.31 | 35% | — source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 Injection(s), single or multiple trigger points, 1 or 2 muscles | $164.56 | $205.70 | — | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Inj Trigger Pt 1 or 2 Musc Pf | $183.95 | $283.00 | $251.65–$1,106.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Inj Trigger Pt 1 or 2 Musc Pf | $199.55 | $307.00 | $251.65–$387.54 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Inj Trigger Pt 1 or 2 Musc | $312.00 | $480.00 | $3,153.00–$6,631.00 | 35% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 NJX 1/MLT TRIGGER POINT 1/2 | $318.96 | $443.00 | $88.60–$520.23 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Inj Trigger Pt 1 or 2 Musc | $350.35 | $539.00 | $251.65–$1,106.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Inj Trigger Pt 1 or 2 Musc | $380.25 | $585.00 | $2,087.00–$3,194.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Inj Trigger Pt 1 or 2 Musc | $429.65 | $661.00 | $288.00 | 35% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC INJ TRIGGER PT 1-2 MUSCLE(S) | $756.00 | $1,050.00 | $213.37–$1,050.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Inj Trigger Pt 1 or 2 Musc | $780.00 | $1,200.00 | $78.00–$1,200.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL | $1,282.23 | $1,282.23 | $31.43–$501.82 | — | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC INJ TRIGGER PT 1-2 MUSCLE(S) | $1,523.52 | $2,116.00 | $213.37–$2,116.00 | 28% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $84.62, median $312.00, highest $1,523.52 — a 18.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $164.56. 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 10 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.
5 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.
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MOInj Trigger Pt 1 or 2 Musc Mlp | $24.70 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MOInj Trigger Pt 1 or 2 Musc Mlp | $24.70 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MOInj Trigger Pt 1 or 2 Musc Mlp | $24.70 | file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MOInj Trigger Pt 1 or 2 Musc Pf | $29.25 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MOInj Trigger Pt 1 or 2 Musc Pf | $29.25 | file |