Carpal tunnel release cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for carpal tunnel release, open surgery: from $780.00 to $1,292.20, with a median of $1,092.00. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron — $312.00 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $7,135.80 at 40 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 64721, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jun 19, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron lowest Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $780.00 | $1,300.00 | $270.93–$1,255.49 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Fairlawn, OH Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | $1,092.00 | $1,456.00 | $403.61–$1,237.60 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $1,292.20 | $1,988.00 | $1.10–$3,297.28 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $780.00, median $1,092.00, highest $1,292.20 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Carpal tunnel release cuts the ligament across the palm side of the wrist to take pressure off the median nerve. It is done for numbness, tingling and weakness in the hand that do not improve with splints or injections.
What the price covers
The facility price usually covers the operating or procedure room and recovery. The surgeon and any anesthesia or sedation are billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 64721 ($2,250.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHPR REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $0.60 | file |