How much does Tendon sheath / ligament injection cost in Michigan?
CPT 20550 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Michigan.
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20550 Tendon sheath / ligament injection
Market typical price
$373
54 facilities · typical range $286 – $779 · 1.3× Medicare OPPS
Typical
$373
Medicare $295
$46 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $3,362
What Medicare paysⓘ
$295
Market typical
$373
Cash / self-pay price
$385
Prices near you — 54 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Jackson Hospital (former Allegiance Health) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $46cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Holland Hospital ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $57cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center (Southfield) [PHYSICIAN-OWNED SURGICAL HOSPITAL] | Hospital | $86cash | 0.3× | — |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital (Kalamazoo) | Hospital | $119cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Bronson Battle Creek Hospital | Hospital | $119cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| McLaren Greater Lansing | Hospital | $147cash | 0.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| McLaren Macomb (Mount Clemens) | Hospital | $175cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital (Grand Blanc; former Ascension Genesys) | Hospital | $175negotiated | 0.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing (Edward W. Sparrow Hospital) | Hospital | $178cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Oakland (Pontiac) | Hospital | $213cash | 0.7× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Bay Region (Bay City) | Hospital | $261cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| University of Michigan Health University Hospital (Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor) | Hospital | $271cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital (St. Joseph) | Hospital | $276cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital (former Ascension Providence Rochester) | Hospital | $289negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| Beacon Kalamazoo (former Ascension Borgess Medical Center) | Hospital | $289negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital (former Mercy Health Saint Mary's) | Hospital | $292cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital (former Mercy Health Hackley) | Hospital | $292cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Henry Ford St. John Hospital (Detroit; former Ascension St. John) | Hospital | $304cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital (former Ascension Macomb-Oakland) | Hospital | $304cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Lake Huron Medical Center (Port Huron; Prime Healthcare) | Hospital | $304cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4% |
| McLaren Port Huron | Hospital | $311cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Hurley Medical Center (Flint) | Hospital | $320cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | Hospital | $322cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Trinity Health Livingston Hospital (Howell) | Hospital | $322cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Trinity Health Livonia Hospital | Hospital | $322cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Chelsea Hospital (Trinity Health / Michigan Medicine) | Hospital | $322cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital (former Ascension Providence) | Hospital | $373cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital (former Ascension Providence; shares CCN with Southfield) | Hospital | $373cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Covenant HealthCare (Saginaw) | Hospital | $385cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| UP Health System - Marquette | Hospital | $418cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit) | Hospital | $422cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital | Hospital | $422cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital (Clinton Township) | Hospital | $422cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | Hospital | $422cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| McLaren Flint | Hospital | $460cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids) | Hospital | $474cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital (East Grand Rapids; shares CCN with Butterworth) | Hospital | $474cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| University of Michigan Health-West (Wyoming) | Hospital | $506cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital | Hospital | $527cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Northern Michigan (Petoskey) | Hospital | $637cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital | Hospital | $752cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Munson Medical Center (Traverse City) | Hospital | $860cash | 2.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital | Hospital | $943cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| DMC Harper University Hospital | Hospital | $1,034cash | 3.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Corewell Health Taylor Hospital | Hospital | $1,084cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (Royal Oak) | Hospital | $1,084cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital | Hospital | $1,084cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital | Hospital | $1,084cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital | Hospital | $1,084cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital | Hospital | $1,084cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital | Hospital | $1,084cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital | Hospital | $1,084cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4% |
| Insight Surgical Hospital (Warren; fka Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital) [PHYSICIAN-OWNED SURGICAL HOSPITAL] | Hospital | $1,143cash | 3.9× | — |
| DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (Commerce Township) gross charge | Hospital | $3,362cash | 11.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5% |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 3 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
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What should 20550 cost in Michigan?
For Tendon sheath / ligament injection (CPT 20550) in Michigan, a fair self-pay price is around $373, with hospitals ranging from $286 to $779 across 54 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $295, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Tendon sheath / ligament injection cost in Michigan?
A fair self-pay price for Tendon sheath / ligament injection (CPT 20550) in Michigan is around $373, with hospital prices ranging from $286 to $779 across 54 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 20550?
Medicare pays about $295 for Tendon sheath / ligament injection (CPT 20550). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of Tendon sheath / ligament injection?
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.