Tendon sheath injection cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $70.56 to $519.96, with a median of $136.00. The lowest price is at Sartori Memorial Hospital (Cedar Falls). The highest price is 7.4× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 20550. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$70.56Sartori Memorial Hospital
Median$136.00half pay less
Highest$519.96in Iowa
Lowest saves$65.44vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sartori Memorial Hospital lowest Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR Injection Single Tendon Sheath or Ligament Aponeurosis | $70.56 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA PC INJECT TENDON LIGAMENT | $76.80 | $160.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA PC INJECT TENDON LIGAMENT | $78.40 | $160.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton one side New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Injection(S) Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis Single Rt (Restricted Method II CAH) | $87.75 | $135.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 20550 INJ SGL TEND SHEATH OR LIG, APO | $118.80 | $200.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Centerville one side Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Injection(S) Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis Single Rt (Restricted Method II CAH) | $135.00 | $135.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA PR INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $135.20 | $169.00 | — source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $136.00 | $170.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR Injection Single Tendon Sheath or Ligament Aponeurosis | $136.00 | $136.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA PR INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $136.00 | $170.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Services-Iowa Mason City · Mason City, IA PR Injection Single Tendon Sheath or Ligament Aponeurosis | $136.00 | $136.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center-Clinton Clinton · Clinton, IA PR Injection Single Tendon Sheath or Ligament Aponeurosis | $136.00 | $136.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA PR INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $136.00 | $170.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA PR INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $136.00 | $170.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD PR INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $136.00 | $170.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA PR INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $136.00 | $170.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PR INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $136.00 | $170.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA PR INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $136.00 | $170.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA PR INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $136.00 | $170.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $136.00 | $170.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA PR INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $136.00 | $170.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Inj Sngl Sheath/Ligament-Diag | $214.20 | $714.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS ND INJ TENDON SHEATH LIGAMENT | $301.20 | $502.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center one side Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Injection(S) Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis Single Lt | $340.60 | $524.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS ND INJ TENDON SHEATH LIGAMENT | $348.00 | $580.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS INJ TENDON SHEATH LIGAMENT | $348.00 | $580.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Winneshiek Medical Center Decorah · Decorah, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $416.50 | $595.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA SURG 20550 INJ SINGLE TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS | $473.60 | $592.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC INJ TENDON/LIG/TR PT/GANGLI | $519.96 | $1,238.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $136.00 | $301.20 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $78.40 | $214.20 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 3 | $70.56 | $136.00 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $136.00 | $242.00 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $136.00 | $238.30 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $135.00 | $135.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $76.80 | $76.80 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $416.50 | $416.50 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $87.75 | $87.75 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $473.60 | $473.60 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $135.20 | $135.20 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $118.80 | $118.80 |
What it is
This code covers a steroid injection into a tendon sheath or ligament, such as for trigger finger, de Quervain's tenosynovitis or plantar fasciitis.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the injection. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.
Injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) in other states
- Alabama$506.17
- Alaska$370.79
- Arizona$883.00
- Arkansas$113.95
- California$660.40
- Colorado$1,230.35
- Connecticut$322.25
- Delaware$872.76
- Florida$774.38
- Georgia$1,282.00
- Hawaii$675.90
- Idaho$672.00
- Illinois$380.25
- Indiana$462.15
- Kansas$307.13
- Kentucky$1,405.87
- Louisiana$130.72
- Maine$104.50
- Maryland$171.60
- Massachusetts$422.00
- Michigan$375.48
- Minnesota$397.58
- Mississippi$177.98
- Missouri$173.55
- Montana$179.58
- Nebraska$156.00
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$177.79
- New Jersey$411.04
- New Mexico$281.16
- New York$364.35
- North Carolina$429.75
- North Dakota$124.83
- Ohio$339.20
- Oklahoma$208.03
- Oregon$112.50
- Pennsylvania$712.80
- Rhode Island$343.00
- South Carolina$534.00
- South Dakota$500.00
- Tennessee$177.98
- Texas$460.94
- Utah$358.96
- Vermont$98.42
- Virginia$367.50
- Washington$315.45
- West Virginia$332.00
- Wisconsin$257.40
- Wyoming$176.86
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.