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Tendon Sheath Or Ligament Injection

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 20550

This is an injection of medicine, such as a numbing agent or anti-inflammatory steroid, directly into a tendon sheath, ligament, or fibrous band of tissue such as the plantar fascia on the bottom of the foot. It's commonly used to relieve pain and swelling from conditions like plantar fasciitis or overuse injuries. The injection targets a single site in one sitting.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tendon Sheath Or Ligament Injection cost?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $398 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$64.57$48.98 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$66.07 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $48 to $3,890Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $36 to $126
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $398professional $65

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$416.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Kentucky· 37th of 51

$64.57

AK $120DE $57.54

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.