Tendon sheath injection cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 70 hospitals publish a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $36.80 to $2,256.37, with a median of $316.80. The lowest price is at Story County Hospital (Nevada). The highest price is 61.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $316.80, is 19% below the US median of $392.00.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Iowa ranks 17th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 70 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$36.80Story County Hospital
Median$316.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,256.37in Iowa
Lowest saves$280.00vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Story County Hospital lowest Nevada · Ames, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $36.80 | $46.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $80.62 | $139.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital one side Spencer · Spencer, IA Inject Single Tendon Sheath RT | $87.00 | $116.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $87.20 | $109.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $88.80 | $111.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health one side Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $98.94 | $102.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $108.75 | $145.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $115.58 | $172.50 | Oct 16, 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 |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $123.24 | $237.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Injection Trigger Point | $127.00 | $127.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $127.20 | $159.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC INJ TENDON/LIG/TR PT/GANGLI | $136.80 | $304.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $145.00 | $145.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $148.80 | $248.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC INJ TENDON/LIG/TR PT/GANGLI | $152.00 | $304.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $155.40 | $259.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $164.69 | $164.69 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center one side Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Injection(S) Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis Single Lt | $167.70 | $258.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $176.25 | $235.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $192.40 | $240.50 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA LIG/TENDON INJECTION | $193.00 | $297.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $199.80 | $222.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center one side Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Injection(S) Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis Single Rt | $209.95 | $323.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $210.00 | $210.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $210.33 | $262.92 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $213.60 | $267.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Injection Single Tendon Sheath Ligament Sponeurosi | $214.20 | $714.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $224.00 | $224.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $236.70 | $263.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA INJ. TEND. SHEA | $239.20 | $281.41 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $247.80 | $354.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $264.00 | $264.00 | Sep 26, 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 |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $313.60 | $784.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $320.00 | $400.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $336.05 | $517.00 | Sep 21, 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 |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $352.00 | $440.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $375.66 | $469.57 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $376.60 | $538.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $390.00 | $650.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $392.80 | $491.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $405.80 | $507.25 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $412.00 | $515.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $416.34 | $520.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $429.10 | $613.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $442.40 | $790.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Injection into tendon or ligament | $456.57 | $801.00 | Oct 8, 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 |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB TRIGGER FINGER INJECTION | $478.80 | $684.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB TRIGGER FINGER INJECTION | $478.80 | $684.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton one side New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Injection(S) Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis Single Lt | $519.35 | $799.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC INJ TENDON/LIG/TR PT/GANGLI | $532.34 | $1,238.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $532.76 | $665.94 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $532.76 | $665.94 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center one side Manchester · Manchester, IA INJECTION INTO TENDON OR LIGAMENT | $538.40 | $673.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $538.56 | $673.19 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital one side Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $569.05 | $599.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $613.55 | $766.93 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $613.55 | $766.93 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center one side Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Injection(S) Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis Single Lt | $616.85 | $949.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $676.80 | $846.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $784.00 | $784.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center one side Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Injection(S) Tendon Sheath/Ligament Aponeurosis Single Rt | $799.00 | $799.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $1,075.50 | $1,195.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $2,212.04 | $2,765.04 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC INJ SGL TENDON SHTH OR LIGAMENT | $2,256.37 | $2,820.46 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 6 | $127.00 | $228.50 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $123.24 | $392.80 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $301.20 | $348.00 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $152.00 | $214.20 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $36.80 | $62.80 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $115.58 | $130.29 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $412.00 | $1,312.02 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $167.70 | $257.85 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $478.80 | $478.80 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $192.40 | $192.40 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $376.60 | $376.60 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $210.00 | $210.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $148.80 | $148.80 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $176.25 | $176.25 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $2,256.37 | $2,256.37 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $799.00 | $799.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $313.60 | $313.60 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $199.80 | $199.80 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $155.40 | $155.40 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $136.80 | $136.80 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $224.00 | $224.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $429.10 | $429.10 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $213.60 | $213.60 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $538.56 | $538.56 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $390.00 | $390.00 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $375.66 | $375.66 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $108.75 | $108.75 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $676.80 | $676.80 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $236.70 | $236.70 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $80.62 | $80.62 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $239.20 | $239.20 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $1,075.50 | $1,075.50 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $164.69 | $164.69 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $442.40 | $442.40 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $247.80 | $247.80 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $538.40 | $538.40 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $613.55 | $613.55 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $209.95 | $209.95 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $532.76 | $532.76 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $519.35 | $519.35 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $784.00 | $784.00 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $320.00 | $320.00 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $473.60 | $473.60 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $336.05 | $336.05 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $98.94 | $98.94 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $405.80 | $405.80 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $87.00 | $87.00 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $569.05 | $569.05 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $352.00 | $352.00 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $456.57 | $456.57 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $118.80 | $118.80 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What tendon sheath injection is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Tendon sheath injection explained.
Injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) in other states
- Alabama$375.44
- Alaska$344.24
- Arizona$376.67
- Arkansas$415.32
- California$660.40
- Colorado$378.67
- Connecticut$812.03
- Delaware$872.76, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$716.89, 3 hospitals
- Florida$557.80
- Georgia$1,179.09
- Hawaii$651.00
- Idaho$246.60
- Illinois$430.00
- Indiana$534.60
- Kansas$185.81
- Kentucky$309.49
- Louisiana$238.43
- Maine$204.30
- Maryland$249.70, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$459.00
- Michigan$394.65
- Minnesota$369.38
- Mississippi$183.04
- Missouri$323.88
- Montana$145.30
- Nebraska$203.00
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$289.77
- New Jersey$857.43
- New Mexico$456.30
- New York$493.76
- North Carolina$371.40
- North Dakota$311.87
- Ohio$339.20
- Oklahoma$239.77
- Oregon$239.20
- Pennsylvania$569.80
- Rhode Island$718.20
- South Carolina$490.24
- South Dakota$493.50
- Tennessee$235.35
- Texas$441.30
- Utah$409.31, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$285.70
- Virginia$367.50
- Washington$302.40
- West Virginia$332.00
- Wisconsin$341.22
- Wyoming$198.10
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.