Trigger finger release cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for trigger finger release surgery: from $250.32 to $4,709.06, with a median of $1,189.08. The lowest price is at Lakewood Health Center (Baudette) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 18.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,189.08, is 54% below the US median of $2,566.70.
- Minnesota ranks 3rd of 41 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$250.32Lakewood Health Center + 1 more
Median$1,189.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,709.06in Minnesota
Lowest saves$938.76vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health Center lowest Baudette · Baudette, MN TENDON SHEATH INCISION ORT FAC | $250.32 | $447.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services lowest Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN TENDON SHEATH INCISION ORT FAC | $250.32 | $447.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN TENDON SHEATH INCISION ORT FAC | $272.67 | $447.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $381.92 | $682.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Incision of tendon covering of finger | $545.25 | $727.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI ORTHO TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $680.00 | $1,062.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Incision of tendon covering of finger | $795.52 | $904.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INCISION TENDON SHEATH FINGER | $844.11 | $2,105.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Incision of tendon covering of finger | $863.66 | $1,393.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $902.40 | $1,410.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Incise finger tendon sheath | $1,146.86 | $4,411.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Incision of tendon covering of finger | $1,189.08 | $1,468.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $1,296.24 | $1,964.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $1,296.24 | $1,964.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $1,296.24 | $1,964.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Incision of tendon covering of finger | $1,695.34 | $2,018.26 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $1,710.43 | $4,265.40 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN FINGER TRIGGER INCISION | $1,879.94 | $2,647.80 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $1,883.42 | $2,446.00 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN SURG 26055 TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $1,963.20 | $2,454.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN SURG 26055 TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $2,747.20 | $3,434.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Tendon Sheath Incision | $4,393.41 | $8,336.65 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Tendon Sheath Incision | $4,709.06 | $8,935.59 | Sep 25, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth, MN-WI | 5 | $680.00 | $1,296.24 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 5 | $844.11 | $1,710.43 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $381.92 | $381.92 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $250.32 | $250.32 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $2,747.20 | $2,747.20 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $1,695.34 | $1,695.34 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $1,879.94 | $1,879.94 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $1,883.42 | $1,883.42 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $902.40 | $902.40 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $545.25 | $545.25 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $250.32 | $250.32 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $795.52 | $795.52 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $863.66 | $863.66 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $1,963.20 | $1,963.20 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $272.67 | $272.67 |
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
- Iowa$2,470.30
- 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
- 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.