Trigger finger release cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 10 hospitals list a cash price for trigger finger release surgery: from $551.84 to $3,174.00, with a median of $1,075.00. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $523.16 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $1,075.00 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 cities 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Sep 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Incision of tendon covering of finger | $551.84 | $1,970.85 | $1,970.85 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Tendon Sheath Incision | $629.66 | $3,314.00 | $1,111.04–$3,266.00 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Tendon Sheath Incision | $762.22 | $3,314.00 | $1,111.04–$2,452.40 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $1,075.00 | $4,300.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $1,075.00 | $4,300.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $1,075.00 | $4,300.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $1,075.00 | $4,300.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $1,075.00 | $4,300.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $1,075.00 | $4,300.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $1,075.00 | $4,300.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $1,075.00 | $4,300.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Incise finger tendon sheath | $1,714.00 | $8,368.00 | $314.21–$6,945.44 | 80% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Incise finger tendon sheath | $1,714.00 | $11,234.00 | $307.75–$11,234.00 | 85% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Tendon Sheath Incision-Pbb | $3,174.00 | $3,174.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Tendon Sheath Incision-Pbb | $6,060.00 | $6,060.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $551.84, median $1,075.00, highest $3,174.00 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 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 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 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.