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Hand surgery cost in Colorado without insurance

In Colorado, the median cash price for Carpal tunnel release is $5,239.05 across 16 hospitals, from $1,078.65 to $9,055.64. The lowest is at Gunnison Valley Hospital (Gunnison). The US median is $3,490.79.

Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. 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 10, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Hand surgery prices in Colorado 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).

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
Carpal tunnel release Carpal tunnel release, open surgery · code 64721 16 $1,078.65–$9,055.64 $5,239.05 $3,490.79
Trigger finger release Trigger finger release surgery · code 26055 16 $1,229.34–$8,832.25 $3,949.51 $2,566.70
Wrist fracture surgery Wrist fracture surgery (plate and screws), distal radius · code 25607 12 $1,790.95–$19,938.00 $15,491.27 $8,453.60
Procedure The service and its billing code (CPT or HCPCS). Opens the comparison of every hospital that prices it. More
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in Colorado. 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 Colorado

Hand surgery cost in other states

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.