Trigger finger release cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for trigger finger release surgery: from $2,057.76 to $15,593.20, with a median of $2,784.17. The lowest listed price is at Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill and 1 other hospital — $726.41 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $2,944.40 at 12 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 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC EXCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH CDM | $2,057.76 | $4,287.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah lowest Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC EXCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH CDM | $2,057.76 | $4,287.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC EXCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH CDM | $2,057.76 | $4,287.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 TENDON SHEATH INCISN - FAC | $2,679.54 | $5,254.00 | $3,152.40–$4,203.20 | 49% | — source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 HB TX RM TENDON SHEATH INCISION TRGER FNGR | $2,888.80 | $3,611.00 | $1,601.00–$3,562.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $3,416.00 | $4,270.00 | $362.95–$5,346.17 | 20% | — source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 HB MOR CPT 26055 | $3,760.00 | $4,700.00 | $1,601.00–$3,562.00 | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Tendon Sheath Incision | $15,593.20 | — | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,057.76, median $2,784.17, highest $15,593.20 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,368.65. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.