Hand surgery cost in California without insurance
In California, the median cash price for Carpal tunnel release is $3,608.80 across 84 hospitals, from $684.42 to $18,075.60. The lowest is at Healdsburg Hospital (Healdsburg). The US median is $3,490.79.
California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.
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 Nov 8, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Hand surgery prices in California 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 | Range | Median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpal tunnel release Carpal tunnel release, open surgery · code 64721 | 84 | $684.42–$18,075.60 | $3,608.80 | $3,490.79 |
| Trigger finger release Trigger finger release surgery · code 26055 | 68 | $200.40–$11,440.40 | $3,073.20 | $2,566.70 |
| Wrist fracture surgery Wrist fracture surgery (plate and screws), distal radius · code 25607 | 68 | $936.62–$30,445.20 | $6,094.96 | $8,453.60 |
Outpatient cash prices in California. 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 state.
Lowest Carpal tunnel release prices in California
- Healdsburg Hospital, Healdsburg$684.42
- Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center, Tarzana$792.05
- Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro, San Pedro$897.05
- Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance, Torrance$897.05
- Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills$992.25
Hand surgery cost by metro area in California
- Los Angeles, CA25 hospitals
- San Francisco, CA11 hospitals
- Riverside, CA10 hospitals
- San Diego, CA10 hospitals
Hand surgery cost in other states
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- Texas
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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.