Surgery and procedures CPT 20550 Tennessee Outpatient

Tendon sheath injection cost in Tennessee

In Tennessee, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $43.17 to $5,926.90, with a median of $235.35. The lowest price is at Hardin County General Hospital (Savannah). The highest price is 137.3× the lowest.

  • The median here, $235.35, is 40% below the US median of $392.00.
  • That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
  • Tennessee ranks 7th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
  • Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.

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

Lowest$43.17Hardin County General Hospital
Median$235.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,926.90in Tennessee
Lowest saves$192.18vs the median

Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Hardin County General Hospital lowest Savannah · Savannah, TN 20550 Injection(s); single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis (eg, plantar - fascia) $43.17 $113.00 May 1, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC ED 20550-INJ SNGL TENDON LIGAMENT $67.40 $337.00 Feb 25, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC ED 20550-INJ SNGL TENDON LIGAMENT $78.66 $342.00 Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20550-INJ SNGL TENDON LIGAMENT $82.74 $394.00 Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20550-INJ SNGL TENDON LIGAMENT $82.74 $394.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20550-INJ SNGL TENDON LIGAMENT $82.74 $394.00 Feb 27, 2026
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Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN INJECTIONS SINGLE TENDON SHEATH $86.40 $108.00 Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 20550-INJ SNGL TENDON LIGAMENT $90.96 $379.00 Feb 27, 2026
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Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Inj Tendon Sheath/Ligament $165.31 $572.00 Jan 25, 2026
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inject Tendon Sheath/Ligament $177.98 $809.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inject Tendon Sheath/Ligament $177.98 $809.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inject Tendon Sheath/Ligament $177.98 $809.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inject Tendon Sheath/Ligament $177.98 $809.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT $225.00 $750.00 Jun 5, 2026
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West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT $225.00 $750.00 Jun 2, 2026
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West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT $225.00 $750.00 Jun 2, 2026
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West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT $225.00 $750.00 Jun 2, 2026
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West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT $225.00 $750.00 Jun 2, 2026
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West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT $225.00 $750.00 Jun 2, 2026
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Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS $231.15 $1,005.00 Mar 23, 2026
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Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS $231.15 $1,005.00 Mar 23, 2026
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Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS $235.35 $1,569.00 Mar 23, 2026
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Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS $235.35 $1,569.00 Mar 23, 2026
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Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS $235.35 $1,569.00 Mar 23, 2026
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Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS $235.35 $1,569.00 Mar 23, 2026
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Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS $235.35 $1,569.00 Mar 23, 2026
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Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS $235.35 $1,569.00 Mar 23, 2026
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Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS $235.35 $1,569.00 Mar 23, 2026
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Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS $235.35 $1,569.00 Mar 23, 2026
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Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN INJ TENDON SHEATH LIGAMENT 20550 $277.78 $408.50 Mar 30, 2026
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Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Inj Tendon Sheath/Ligament $302.02 $572.00 Jan 25, 2026
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CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC INJ TENDON SHTH/LIG SGL $302.52 $1,022.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 20550 Injection, single tendon or ligament Tech $351.60 $586.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SP INJECT SGL TEND SHEATH/LIGA $370.20 $1,234.00 Aug 5, 2026
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Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN INJECTION RECTUS SHEATH 20550 $383.79 $675.00 Apr 14, 2026
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Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC INJ SINGLE TENDON/LIGAMENT $405.42 $1,398.00 Oct 1, 2026
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Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC INJ SINGLE TENDON/LIGAMENT $405.42 $1,398.00 Oct 1, 2026
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Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC INJ SINGLE TENDON/LIGAMENT $405.42 $1,398.00 Oct 1, 2026
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Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SP INJECT SGL TEND SHEATH/LIGA $407.22 $1,234.00 Aug 5, 2026
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Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN SP INJECT SGL TEND SHEATH/LIGA $407.22 $1,234.00 Aug 5, 2026
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Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC INJ TENDON SHTH/LIG SGL $432.31 $1,022.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SP INJ SGL TENDON SHEATH/LGMNT $454.92 $1,516.40 Jan 1, 2026
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Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 20550 Njx 1 tendon sheath/ligament $484.84 $754.03 Mar 25, 2026
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Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 20550NJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS TECHFEE $531.36 $885.60 Mar 21, 2026
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Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Injection(s); single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis (eg, plantar fascia) $594.73 $1,173.04 Jul 10, 2026
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STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Injection(s); single tendon sheath, or ligament, aponeurosis (eg, plantar fascia) $1,018.14 $4,088.90 Jul 14, 2026
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Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN INJECT TENDON/LIGAMENT/CYST $3,814.63 $16,841.62 Apr 1, 2026
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Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY INJECT TENDON/LIGAMENT/CYST $5,926.90 $30,551.00 Jan 1, 2026
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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

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 9 $82.74 $177.98
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 6 $351.60 $430.17
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 4 $235.35 $235.35
Knoxville, TN 4 $370.20 $407.22
Chattanooga, TN-GA 3 $302.02 $302.52
Johnson City, TN 3 $235.35 $235.35
Jackson, TN 2 $225.00 $225.00
Tullahoma-Manchester, TN 2 $86.40 $245.91
Bolivar, TN 1 $225.00 $225.00
Camden, TN 1 $225.00 $225.00
Clarksville, TN-KY 1 $5,926.90 $5,926.90
Dayton, TN 1 $277.78 $277.78
Dyersburg, TN 1 $225.00 $225.00
Greeneville, TN 1 $235.35 $235.35
Huntingdon, TN 1 $78.66 $78.66
Lawrenceburg, TN 1 $1,018.14 $1,018.14
Mountain City, TN 1 $231.15 $231.15
Martin, TN 1 $225.00 $225.00
Pikeville, TN 1 $165.31 $165.31
Savannah, TN 1 $43.17 $43.17
Sneedville, TN 1 $231.15 $231.15
Shelbyville, TN 1 $405.42 $405.42
Union City, TN 1 $67.40 $67.40
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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.