Trigger finger release cost in Washington
In Washington, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for trigger finger release surgery: from $595.00 to $14,714.12, with a median of $2,944.40. The lowest price is at Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 (Ellensburg). The highest price is 24.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,944.40, is 15% above the US median of $2,566.70.
- Washington ranks 24th of 41 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$595.00Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1
Median$2,944.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$14,714.12in Washington
Lowest saves$2,349.40vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 lowest Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Incision of tendon covering of finger | $595.00 | $700.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA TENDON SHEATH INCISION | $880.00 | $1,100.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA 26055 Tendon sheath incision (eg, for trigger fing | $1,065.35 | $1,639.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $1,313.38 | $3,283.45 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA HC PR 26055 Tendon Sheath Incision Rhc | $1,461.00 | $1,461.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Incise Finger Tendon Sheath--Pbb | $1,782.90 | $1,981.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC EXCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH CDM | $2,057.76 | $4,287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC EXCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH CDM | $2,057.76 | $4,287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC EXCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH CDM | $2,057.76 | $4,287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Incision of tendon covering of finger | $2,112.00 | $2,640.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA TENDON SHEATH INCISN - FAC | $2,679.54 | $5,254.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HB TX RM TENDON SHEATH INCISION TRGER FNGR | $2,888.80 | $3,611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Incision of tendon covering of finger | $3,000.00 | $3,750.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $3,068.00 | $3,835.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center one side Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA INCISION OF TENDON COVERING OF FINGER | $3,269.50 | $5,030.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center one side Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA INCISION OF TENDON COVERING OF FINGER | $3,380.65 | $5,201.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $3,416.00 | $4,270.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH | $4,026.75 | $6,195.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC INCISE FINGER TENDON SHEATH CDM | $4,748.80 | $6,784.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Incision of tendon covering of finger | $5,002.84 | $5,002.84 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane one side Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA INCISION OF TENDON COVERING OF FINGER | $8,896.75 | $8,896.75 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center one side Bellingham · Bellingham, WA INCISION OF TENDON COVERING OF FINGER | $9,415.90 | $14,486.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Tendon Sheath Incision | $10,078.52 | $14,397.88 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital one side Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Tendon Sheath Incision|RIGHT SIDE | $14,714.12 | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 8 | $2,057.76 | $2,784.17 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $3,068.00 | $3,168.75 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $2,112.00 | $2,556.00 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 2 | $4,748.80 | $6,822.78 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 2 | $1,782.90 | $3,392.87 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $9,415.90 | $9,415.90 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $595.00 | $595.00 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $880.00 | $880.00 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $1,313.38 | $1,313.38 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $3,380.65 | $3,380.65 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 1 | $1,461.00 | $1,461.00 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $4,026.75 | $4,026.75 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $1,065.35 | $1,065.35 |
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
- 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
- West Virginia$1,865.75
- Wisconsin$1,505.75
- Wyoming$1,526.28, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.