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Hand surgery cost in Minnesota without insurance

In Minnesota, the median cash price for Carpal tunnel release is $1,950.30 across 19 hospitals, from $664.64 to $4,132.00. The lowest is at Lakewood Health System (Staples). The US median is $3,490.79.

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.

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 11, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Hand surgery prices in Minnesota 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 19 $664.64–$4,132.00 $1,950.30 $3,490.79
Trigger finger release Trigger finger release surgery · code 26055 23 $250.32–$4,709.06 $1,189.08 $2,566.70
Wrist fracture surgery Wrist fracture surgery (plate and screws), distal radius · code 25607 16 $295.68–$11,134.57 $3,005.44 $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 Minnesota. 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 Minnesota

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.