Tendon sheath injection cost in New York

In New York, 99 hospitals publish a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $44.45 to $4,881.00, with a median of $493.76. The lowest price is at Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Elmira) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 109.8× the lowest.

• The median here, $493.76, is 26% above the US median of $392.00.
• That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
• New York ranks 38th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
• 34 of 99 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.

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 11, 2026. See them on a map