Trigger finger release cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for trigger finger release surgery: from $2,876.50 to $11,881.01, with a median of $7,378.76. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $4,502.26 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $2,785.85 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 26055, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB INCIS/TENDON SHEATH/TRIG FINGE | $2,876.50 | $5,753.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 Tendon Sheath Incision | $11,881.01 | $19,801.68 | $1,505.12–$1,580.37 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,876.50, median $7,378.76, highest $11,881.01 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,876.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Trigger finger release cuts the tight tunnel around a finger tendon so the finger moves freely.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.