Hand surgery cost in San Francisco, CA without insurance
In the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA area, the median cash price for Carpal tunnel release is $5,308.80 across 9 hospitals. The lowest, $5,308.80, is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch (Antioch) and 8 other hospitals. The US median is $2,396.61.
Common hand operations such as carpal tunnel release and trigger finger release are short outpatient procedures, sometimes done in the office with local anesthesia. Fixing a broken wrist with a plate and screws is a larger operation and costs more.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Hand surgery prices in San Francisco, CA by type
64721 is carpal tunnel release and is used in the state table; 26055 is trigger finger release; and 25607 is surgery for a broken wrist (distal radius).
| Procedure | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpal tunnel release Carpal tunnel release, open surgery · code 64721 | 9 | $5,308.80 | $5,308.80 | $2,396.61 |
| Trigger finger release Trigger finger release surgery · code 26055 | 9 | $3,096.80 | $3,096.80 | $2,045.97 |
| Wrist fracture surgery Wrist fracture surgery (plate and screws), distal radius · code 25607 | 9 | $4,950.40 | $4,950.40 | $4,322.10 |
Outpatient cash prices in San Francisco, CA. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the area.
Lowest Carpal tunnel release prices in San Francisco, CA
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch, Antioch$5,308.80
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont, Fremont$5,308.80
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond, Oakland$5,308.80
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City, Redwood City$5,308.80
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco, San Francisco$5,308.80
Hand surgery cost in other areas nearby
- Eureka, CA
- Fresno, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Riverside, CA
- Sacramento, CA
- San Diego, CA
- San Jose, CA
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Vallejo, CA
Paying cash: what to do
- Ask for a bundled self-pay price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia, facility and follow-up visits; hospital file prices usually cover only the facility.
- Ask whether the procedure can be done in the office or a surgery center with local anesthesia, which usually costs far less.
- Ask whether hand therapy after surgery is included.