Trigger finger release cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for trigger finger release surgery: from $200.88 to $5,031.60, with a median of $2,809.75. The lowest listed price is at West Penn Hospital — $2,608.87 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $3,446.51 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 26055, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Penn Hospital lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 PR TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $200.88 | $837.00 | $9.64–$5,366.48 | 76% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 PR TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $217.62 | $837.00 | $9.64–$5,115.19 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 PR TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $225.99 | $837.00 | $9.64–$5,402.36 | 73% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $1,848.50 | $3,697.00 | $171.55–$3,631.44 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INCISION OF TENDON COVERING OF FINGER | $2,473.00 | $4,946.00 | $171.55–$3,631.44 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $3,771.00 | $6,285.00 | $220.00–$5,342.25 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $4,866.00 | $8,110.00 | $220.00–$7,299.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $5,031.60 | $8,386.00 | $220.00–$7,128.10 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $200.88, median $2,809.75, highest $5,031.60 — a 25.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $4,866.00. 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 6 of 6 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 26055 ($1,973.24). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $159.03 | file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PAPR TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $184.14 | file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $184.14 | file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $192.51 | file |