Carpal tunnel release cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 12 hospitals list a cash price for carpal tunnel release, open surgery: from $1,847.70 to $10,817.48, with a median of $4,621.85. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center — $2,774.15 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $4,644.49 at 18 hospitals.
- The median here, $4,621.85, is 32% above the US median of $3,490.79.
- 5 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 64721, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 13, 2026 and May 18, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center lowest Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $1,847.70 | $4,106.00 | $431.24–$5,573.05 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $1,965.58 | $4,367.96 | $394.86–$4,428.39 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $2,027.53 | $4,505.62 | $475.07–$4,600.37 | 55% |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $2,820.04 | $3,760.05 | $309.88–$3,581.32 | 25% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Revise Median N/Carpal Tunnel Surg File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $2,992.00 | $2,992.00 | $260.00–$3,807.87 | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC NEUROPLASTY AND OR TRANSPOS MEDIAN NERVE CARPAL TUNNEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,329.00 | $4,329.00 | — | — |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Revise Median Nn/Carpal Tunnel Surg File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,914.70 | $7,021.00 | $530.75–$11,387.71 | 30% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Revise Median Nn/Carpal Tunnel Surg File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,914.70 | $7,021.00 | $1,843.71–$7,021.00 | 30% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Revise Median Nn/Carpal Tunnel Surg File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,914.70 | $7,021.00 | $1,285.15–$7,021.00 | 30% |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC NEUROPLASTY AND OR TRANSPOS MEDIAN NERVE CARPAL TUNNEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,188.00 | $5,188.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC NEUROPLASTY AND OR TRANSPOS MEDIAN NERVE CARPAL TUNNEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,027.00 | $8,027.00 | — | — |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $8,525.70 | $8,525.70 | $335.74–$2,786.83 | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA · (617) 722-3000 CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $10,817.48 | $10,817.48 | $218.97–$3,276.34 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $1,847.70, median $4,621.85, highest $10,817.48 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $4,329.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 9 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 carpal tunnel release is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Carpal tunnel release explained.