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Cash prices New York Outpatient

Hand surgery cost in New York without insurance

In New York, the median cash price for Carpal tunnel release is $2,310.83 across 38 hospitals, from $342.00 to $8,521.62. The lowest is at Wynn Hospital (Utica). The US median is $3,490.79.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. 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 New York 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 38 $342.00–$8,521.62 $2,310.83 $3,490.79
Trigger finger release Trigger finger release surgery · code 26055 51 $217.82–$10,270.73 $2,610.00 $2,566.70
Wrist fracture surgery Wrist fracture surgery (plate and screws), distal radius · code 25607 33 $634.20–$31,119.88 $8,453.60 $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 New York. 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 New York

Hand surgery cost by metro area in New York

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.