Trigger finger release cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 21 hospitals list a cash price for trigger finger release surgery: from $550.20 to $6,060.00, with a median of $1,714.00. The lowest listed price is at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital — $1,163.80 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $1,714.00 at 27 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,714.00, is 33% below the US median of $2,566.70.
- 1 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 17 cities for code 26055, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 26, 2025 and Oct 27, 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital lowest Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $550.20 | $786.00 | $275.13–$700.80 | 30% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Incision of tendon covering of finger File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $551.84 | $1,970.85 | $650.38–$2,069.39 | 72% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Tendon Sheath Incision File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $629.66 | $3,314.00 | $286.95–$2,085.37 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Tendon Sheath Incision File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $629.66 | $3,314.00 | $1,111.04–$3,266.00 | 81% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Incision of tendon covering of finger File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $700.87 | $2,913.00 | $62.00–$3,000.39 | 76% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Tendon Sheath Incision File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $762.22 | $3,314.00 | $1,111.04–$2,452.40 | 77% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,075.00 | $4,300.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,075.00 | $4,300.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,075.00 | $4,300.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,075.00 | $4,300.00 | — | 75% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Incise finger tendon sheath File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,714.00 | $11,234.00 | $307.75–$11,234.00 | 85% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 Incise finger tendon sheath File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,714.00 | $6,837.00 | $307.75–$6,837.00 | 75% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Incise finger tendon sheath File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,714.00 | $8,368.00 | $314.21–$6,945.44 | 80% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Tendon Sheath Incision File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,474.83 | $11,618.91 | $1,701.27–$5,753.95 | 79% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Incise Finger Tendon Sheath File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,626.40 | $3,752.00 | $1,484.73–$7,257.25 | 30% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 INCISE FINGER TEND SHEATH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,875.60 | $4,108.00 | $154.52–$3,286.40 | 30% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Tendon Sheath Incision File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $3,135.72 | $12,153.94 | $12,153.94 | 74% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,149.97 | $11,666.56 | $265.43–$9,799.91 | 73% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Tendon Sheath Incision File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $3,501.52 | $9,780.77 | $1,728.79–$4,113.92 | 64% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Tendon Sheath Incision File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $4,235.31 | $15,686.35 | $1,701.27–$5,418.08 | 73% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $4,518.20 | $5,647.75 | — | 20% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Tendon Sheath Incision-Pbb File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,060.00 | $6,060.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $550.20, median $1,714.00, highest $6,060.00 — a 11.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,075.00. 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 15 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is 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 trigger finger release is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Trigger finger release explained.