Trigger point injection cost in St. Louis, MO — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 7 hospitals list a cash price for trigger point injections, 1 or 2 muscles as an inpatient: from $84.62 to $1,523.52, with a median of $164.56. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $79.94 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $156.65 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 7 cities for code 20552, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $84.62, median $164.56, highest $1,523.52 — a 18.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $312.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 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.