What does code 20551 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 20551 ranges from $46.00 to $1,365. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

20551 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC INJECTION SINGLE TENDON ORIGIN/INSERTION" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

20551

HCPCS

HC INJECTION SINGLE TENDON ORIGIN/INSERTION

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iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 20551 (HC INJECTION SINGLE TENDON ORIGIN/INSERTION) appears at 63 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $46.00 to $1,365. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.

Compare 20551 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 20551 vary by about 30× across the 53 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $46.00 to $1,365. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

Prices shown

$46.00

Lowest cash

$1,365

Highest cash

code 20551 cash price63 disclosed · 53 hospitals

$46.00median ~$580$1,365

Lowest cash price by hospital

Parkview Logansport Hospital$46.00
Deaconess Gibson Hospital$79.50
Providence St Joseph Medical Center$86.40
Healdsburg Hospital$101
Munson Healthcare Cadillac$105
Providence Valdez Medical Center$127

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$46.00 – $530

Logansport · 1 hospital$46.00
Princeton · 1 hospital$79.50
Polson · 1 hospital$86.40
Healdsburg · 1 hospital$101–$458
Cadillac · 1 hospital$105
Valdez · 1 hospital$127–$530

88 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
HC INJECTION SINGLE TENDON ORIGIN/INSERTION Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	20551 HCPCS	$1,252	$1,252	—	—
Inj tendon origin/insertion Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	20551 HCPCS	—	—	$141 – $530	—
Pr Injection Single Tendon Origin/Insertion-Pbb Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	20551 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hc Injection; Single Tendon Origin/Insertion Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	20551 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hc Injection; Single Tendon Origin/Insertion-Pbb Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	20551 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Inj tendon origin/insertion Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	20551 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
INJECTION(S) SINGLE TENDON Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	20551 CPT	$825	$413	$325 – $6,291	—
INJECT TENDON ORIGIN/INSERT Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	20551 HCPCS	$296	$296	—	—
HB INJ SINGLE TENDON, ORIGIN / INSERTION Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	20551 HCPCS	$1,081	$1,081	—	—
INJECTION(S) SINGLE TENDON Outpatient	Advocate Condell Medical Center	20551 CPT	$825	$413	$325 – $4,528	—
INJECTION(S) SINGLE TENDON Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	20551 CPT	$825	$413	$325 – $6,291	—
HC INJECTION(S), SINGLE TENDON ORIGIN/INSERTION Outpatient	Froedtert Hospital	20551 CPT	$815	$448	$245 – $4,258	—
HC INJECTION(S), SINGLE TENDON ORIGIN/INSERTION Outpatient	Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital	20551 CPT	$729	$401	$219 – $4,258	—
Inj tendon origin/insertion Outpatient	Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Hospital	20551 HCPCS	—	—	$309 – $464	—
Injection Single Tendon Origin/Insertion 20551 Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	20551 CPT	$1,002	$852	$802 – $1,002	—
INJECTION(S) SINGLE TENDON Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	20551 CPT	$1,160	$580	$696 – $981	—
INJECTION(S) SINGLE TENDON Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	20551 CPT	$1,160	$580	$696 – $986	—
INJECTION(S) SINGLE TENDON Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Kenosha	20551 CPT	$1,160	$580	$696 – $986	—
Injection Single Tendon Origin/Insertion 20551 Outpatient	Munson Healthcare Grayling	20551 CPT	$1,005	$854	$85.08 – $854	—
Injection Single Tendon Origin/Insertion 20551 Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Cadillac	20551 CPT	$123	$105	$73.80 – $852	—
20551 Injection(S): Single Tendon Origin/Insertion Inpatient & outpatient	Parkview Logansport Hospital	20551 CDM	$92.00	$46.00	—	—
HC INJECTION TENDON/LIGAMENT INSERT Inpatient	Deaconess Gibson Hospital	20551 CPT	$150	$79.50	$79.50 – $135	—
HC INJECTION TENDON/LIGAMENT INSERT Inpatient	Deaconess Union County Hospital	20551 CPT	$1,383	$650	$650 – $1,342	—
HC ED INJECTION SINGLE TENDON ORIGIN/INSERTION CDM Inpatient & outpatient	Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center	20551 HCPCS	$680	$530	—	—
INJECTION SINGLE TENDON ORIGIN/INSERTION Inpatient & outpatient	Antioch Medical Center	20551 CPT	$1,730	$969	$357 – $1,117	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 20551 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate Condell Medical Center Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Froedtert Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Hospital Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Munson Healthcare Grayling Munson Healthcare Cadillac Parkview Logansport Hospital Deaconess Gibson Hospital Deaconess Union County Hospital Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Antioch Medical Center Fremont Medical Center Stanford Health Care Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center Healdsburg Hospital Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro Fresno Medical Center Oakland Medical Center Redwood City Medical Center Richmond Medical Center Roseville Medical Center Sacramento Medical Center San Francisco Medical Center San Jose Medical Center San Leandro Medical Center San Rafael Medical Center Santa Clara Medical Center Santa Rosa Medical Center Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano South Sacramento Medical Center South San Francisco Medical Center Stockton Medical Center - Manteca Stockton Medical Center - Modesto Vacaville Medical Center Vallejo Medical Center Walnut Creek Medical Center Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Providence Saint John's Health Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Providence St Joseph Medical Center Jefferson Abington Hospital Jefferson Bucks Hospital Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital Jefferson Frankford Hospital Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Jefferson Methodist Hospital Atrium Health Mercy Atrium Health Union

Code 20551: frequently asked

What does code 20551 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 20551 ranges from $46.00 to $1,365. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 20551?: 20551 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC INJECTION SINGLE TENDON ORIGIN/INSERTION" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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