Trigger finger release cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for trigger finger release surgery: from $666.90 to $18,220.45, with a median of $2,470.30. The lowest price is at MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center (Oelwein). The highest price is 27.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,470.30, is 4% below the US median of $2,566.70.
- Iowa ranks 21st of 41 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 29 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 26055. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$666.90MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center
Median$2,470.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$18,220.45in Iowa
Lowest saves$1,803.40vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center lowest Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Incision Tendon Sheath | $666.90 | $1,026.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Tendon Sheath Incision | $854.00 | $854.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Incision of tendon covering of finger | $880.00 | $1,100.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Incision of tendon covering of finger | $1,162.40 | $1,453.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Incision of tendon covering of finger | $1,175.20 | $1,808.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $1,228.51 | $2,857.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Tendon Sheath Incision | $1,236.00 | $4,120.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Incision of tendon covering of finger | $1,344.80 | $1,681.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $1,407.20 | $1,759.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Incision of tendon covering of finger | $1,421.25 | $1,895.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Incision of tendon covering of finger | $1,781.00 | $1,781.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 2ND SURG-INCISION TENDON SHEATH | $1,890.00 | $2,907.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS PC TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $2,309.40 | $3,849.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $2,398.00 | $2,998.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $2,470.30 | $3,529.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $2,470.30 | $3,529.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Incision of tendon covering of finger | $2,892.00 | $4,820.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Incision of tendon covering of finger | $3,007.80 | $5,013.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Incision of tendon covering of finger | $3,188.80 | $3,986.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $3,432.78 | $4,038.57 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Incision of tendon covering of finger | $3,488.69 | $5,207.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Incision Tendon Sheath | $5,352.85 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Incision Tendon Sheath | $6,600.90 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Incision Tendon Sheath | $9,892.31 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Incision Tendon Sheath | $10,178.42 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Incision Tendon Sheath | $12,020.25 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Incision Tendon Sheath | $16,912.60 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Incision Tendon Sheath | $18,217.17 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Incision Tendon Sheath | $18,220.45 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 5 | $854.00 | $1,890.00 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $1,781.00 | $2,634.84 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $2,470.30 | $2,470.30 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $1,228.51 | $1,232.26 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $16,912.60 | $17,566.52 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $3,188.80 | $3,188.80 |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $880.00 | $880.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $2,892.00 | $2,892.00 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $9,892.31 | $9,892.31 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $3,007.80 | $3,007.80 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $1,162.40 | $1,162.40 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $2,309.40 | $2,309.40 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $10,178.42 | $10,178.42 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $1,421.25 | $1,421.25 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $1,407.20 | $1,407.20 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $3,432.78 | $3,432.78 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $2,398.00 | $2,398.00 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $18,217.17 | $18,217.17 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $5,352.85 | $5,352.85 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $666.90 | $666.90 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What trigger finger release is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Trigger finger release explained.
Trigger finger release surgery in other states
- Alabama$3,024.73
- Alaska$4,645.87, 4 hospitals
- Arizona$4,466.66
- Arkansas$1,569.72
- California$3,073.20
- Colorado$3,949.51
- Connecticut$6,329.52, 4 hospitals
- Delaware$6,738.09, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$4,427.15, 2 hospitals
- Florida$3,296.80
- Georgia$4,455.00
- Hawaii$3,287.20
- Idaho$2,062.33
- Illinois$1,714.00
- Indiana$4,185.24
- Kansas$1,514.00
- Kentucky$3,546.43
- Louisiana$1,510.42
- Maine$2,269.25
- Maryland$3,777.92, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$4,367.96
- Michigan$1,863.20
- Minnesota$1,189.08
- Mississippi$1,895.54
- Missouri$1,982.17
- Montana$705.60
- Nebraska$1,464.73
- Nevada$2,134.00
- New Hampshire$792.31, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$2,135.54
- New Mexico$6,117.16
- New York$2,610.00
- North Carolina$3,843.00
- North Dakota$2,803.20
- Ohio$3,287.70
- Oklahoma$1,387.56
- Oregon$1,407.46
- Pennsylvania$4,866.00
- Puerto Rico$1,050.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$2,554.45, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$952.20
- South Dakota$3,923.10
- Tennessee$3,074.76
- Texas$2,414.50
- Utah$2,300.02, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$930.50, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$3,179.00
- Washington$2,944.40
- West Virginia$1,865.75
- Wisconsin$1,505.75
- Wyoming$1,526.28, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.