Price AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.comTendon or ligament injection in North Carolina: what insurers pay
Posted commercial rates at 18 North Carolina hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 20550
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital Lenoir | $216 | 0.7× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill) Chapel Hill | $234 | 0.8× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Unc Health Blue Ridge Morganton | $276 | 0.9× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| UNC Rex Hospital Raleigh | $285 | 0.9× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington | $338 | 1.1× | 2 | 2026-03-30 |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton | $346 | 1.2× | 1 | 2025-12-01 |
| Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord | $351 | 1.2× | 1 | 2025-12-01 |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte | $351 | 1.2× | 1 | 2025-12-05 |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe | $351 | 1.2× | 1 | 2025-12-04 |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte | $351 | 1.2× | 1 | 2025-12-05 |
| Unc Rockingham Eden | $550 | 1.9× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville | $760 | 2.5× | 1 | 2026-03-21 |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford | $760 | 2.5× | 1 | 2026-03-30 |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva | $772 | 2.6× | 1 | 2026-07-10 |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center Gastonia | $814 | 2.7× | 4 | 2026-05-11 |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro | $1,012 | 3.3× | 1 | 2026-07-10 |
| UNC Health Johnston Smithfield | $1,018 | 3.3× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Central Carolina Hospital Sanford | $1,928 | 6.6× | 1 | 2026-07-20 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for tendon or ligament injection in North Carolina?
18 North Carolina hospitals post usable commercial rates for tendon or ligament injection in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 20550, hospital outpatient, the median across 18 hospitals is $351, 1.2× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.