Surgery and procedures CPT 20550 Texas Outpatient

Tendon sheath injection cost in Texas

In Texas, 80 hospitals publish a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger): from $50.40 to $3,542.51, with a median of $460.94. The lowest price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland (Levelland) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 70.3× 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 24, 2026.

Lowest$50.40Methodist Hospital Levelland + 1 more

Median$460.94half pay less

Highest$3,542.51in Texas

Lowest saves$410.54vs the median

Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland · Lubbock, TX HC PR 20550 INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS RHC	$50.40	$120.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Hospital Plainview lowest Plainview · Plainview, TX HC PR 20550 INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS RHC	$50.40	$120.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso · El Paso, TX SH EDE INJ TEN SHT/LIG/TRIG/GANG	$71.10	$355.50	— source file
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso · El Paso, TX NE INJ 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS #PF#	$72.40	$362.00	— source file
University Health System San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC PBB INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$104.75	$419.00	Oct 14, 2025 source file
Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC 20550 INJ(S) SGL TENDON SHTH/LIGMNT	$116.82	$354.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Ascension Providence Waco · Waco, TX INJ TENDON/LIGAMENT	$125.55	$348.75	— source file
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HCHG INJECT SINGLE TENDON/LIGAMENT	$177.00	$354.00	Mar 10, 2026 source file
Harris Health Taub Loop Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ECHG PROC INJ TENDON/SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$283.25	$900.00	— source file
Harris Health Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ECHG PROC INJ TENDON/SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$283.25	$900.00	— source file
Driscoll Children’s Hospital NICU Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX Hchg Injection(S); Single Tendon/Sheet/Ligament, Aponeurosis/Plantar Fascia	$324.72	$1,623.60	Oct 6, 2025 source file
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Edinburg · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Hchg Injection(S); Single Tendon/Sheet/Ligament, Aponeurosis/Plantar Fascia	$373.34	$1,866.70	Oct 6, 2025 source file
Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$398.06	$663.44	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LI	$398.06	$663.44	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$398.06	$663.44	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LI	$398.06	$663.44	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$398.06	$663.44	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LI	$398.06	$663.44	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LI	$398.06	$663.44	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$398.06	$663.44	Jun 12, 2026 source file
AMH Cath Labs Arlington · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 20550 INJECTION-TRIGGER POINT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Physicians Medical Center Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 20550 INJECTION-TRIGGER POINT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 20550 INJECTION-TRIGGER POINT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 20550 INJECTION-TRIGGER POINT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 20550 INJECTION-TRIGGER POINT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 20550 INJECTION-TRIGGER POINT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 20550 INJECTION-TRIGGER POINT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 20550 INJECTION-TRIGGER POINT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall Rockwall · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$441.30	$735.50	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ED TRIGGER POINT INJECTION	$452.40	$754.00	Apr 14, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LI	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LI	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LI	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LI	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$460.94	$768.23	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LI	$508.01	$846.69	Jun 3, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$508.01	$846.69	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LI	$508.01	$846.69	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH TRIGGER	$508.01	$846.69	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LI	$508.01	$846.69	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LI	$508.01	$846.69	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LI	$508.01	$846.69	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LIGAME	$597.00	$1,194.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LIGAME	$597.00	$1,194.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LIGAME	$597.00	$1,194.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LIGAME	$597.00	$1,194.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LIGAME	$597.00	$1,194.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LIGAME	$597.00	$1,194.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LIGAME	$597.00	$1,194.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LIGAME	$597.00	$1,194.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX INJECTION RECTUS SHEATH 20550	$700.80	$1,168.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS	$717.78	$1,709.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS	$717.78	$1,709.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC INJECTION 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT APONEUROSIS	$717.78	$1,709.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Texas Children's Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX TC INJ SINGLE TENDON SHEATH (CT)	$781.22	$1,166.00	Mar 5, 2026 source file
Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX TC INJ SINGLE TENDON SHEATH (CT)	$781.22	$1,166.00	Mar 5, 2026 source file
University Medical Center Lubbock · Lubbock, TX Hc Inj Sgl Tendon Shth/Liga	$970.00	$970.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
The Methodist Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC INJECTION TENDON SHEATH/LIGAME	$1,079.00	$2,158.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$1,163.55	$1,163.55	— source file
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$1,399.79	$1,399.79	Apr 1, 2026 source file
AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen · Killeen-Temple, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$1,426.83	$1,426.83	Apr 1, 2026 source file
AdventHealth Rollins Brook Lampasas · Killeen-Temple, TX HC INJECT TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$1,426.83	$1,426.83	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Hsa St. Joseph Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX NJX 1 TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT	$3,542.51	—	Sep 1, 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	35	$177.00	$452.40
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	14	$283.25	$597.00
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	8	$508.01	$508.01
Killeen-Temple, TX	5	$398.06	$398.06
Lubbock, TX	5	$50.40	$717.78
El Paso, TX	2	$71.10	$71.75
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	2	$104.75	$110.78
Waco, TX	2	$125.55	$261.80
Brenham, TX	1	$398.06	$398.06
College Station-Bryan, TX	1	$398.06	$398.06
Corpus Christi, TX	1	$324.72	$324.72
Marble Falls, TX	1	$398.06	$398.06
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1	$373.34	$373.34
Plainview, TX	1	$50.40	$50.40
Temple, TX	1	$398.06	$398.06

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.