Trigger finger release cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 11 hospitals list a cash price for trigger finger release surgery as an inpatient: from $3,689.78 to $3,966.00, with a median of $3,689.78. The lowest listed price is at Carolinas Medical Center and 7 other hospitals. Across North Carolina, the median is $3,689.78 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 26055, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and May 11, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC TENDON SHEATH INCISION/RELEASE | $3,689.78 | $7,379.55 | $2,236.00–$6,641.60 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC TENDON SHEATH INCISION/RELEASE | $3,689.78 | $7,379.55 | $2,236.00–$6,641.60 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC TENDON SHEATH INCISION/RELEASE | $3,689.78 | $7,379.55 | $2,236.00–$6,789.19 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC TENDON SHEATH INCISION/RELEASE | $3,689.78 | $7,379.55 | $2,287.66–$6,494.00 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Charlotte, NC HC TENDON SHEATH INCISION/RELEASE | $3,689.78 | $7,379.55 | $2,472.15–$6,789.19 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Belmont, NC HC TENDON SHEATH INCISION/RELEASE | $3,689.78 | $7,379.55 | $2,472.15–$6,789.19 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC TENDON SHEATH INCISION/RELEASE | $3,689.78 | $7,379.55 | $2,236.00–$7,010.57 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC TENDON SHEATH INCISION/RELEASE | $3,689.78 | $7,379.55 | $2,115.72–$7,010.57 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC TENDON SHEATH INCISION/RELEASE | $3,689.78 | $7,379.55 | $2,236.00–$7,010.57 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC TENDON SHEATH INCISION/RELEASE | $3,689.78 | $7,379.55 | $2,236.00–$6,789.19 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC TENDON SHEATH INCISION/RELEASE | $3,689.78 | $7,379.55 | $2,236.00–$6,789.19 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC TENDON SHEATH INCISION/RELEASE | $3,689.78 | $7,379.55 | $2,236.00–$7,010.57 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG ASC INCISION TENDON SHEATH | $3,966.00 | $3,966.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG ASC INCISION TENDON SHEATH | $3,966.00 | $3,966.00 | $2,577.90–$3,767.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG ASC INCISION TENDON SHEATH | $3,966.00 | $3,966.00 | $2,577.90–$3,767.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,689.78, median $3,689.78, highest $3,966.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $3,689.78 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.