Carpal tunnel release cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 13 hospitals list a cash price for carpal tunnel release, open surgery: from $1,982.70 to $20,206.42, with a median of $4,184.70. The lowest listed price is at Nationwide Children's Hospital — $2,202.00 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $7,135.80 at 40 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 64721, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $1,982.70 | $2,203.00 | $280.22–$1,267.53 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Neuroplasty Carpal Tunnel Median Nerve | $2,748.85 | $4,229.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Neuroplasty Carpal Tunnel Median Nerve | $4,184.70 | $6,438.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Neuroplasty Carpal Tunnel Median Nerve | $4,184.70 | $6,438.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Neuroplasty Carpal Tunnel Median Nerve | $4,184.70 | $6,438.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Neuroplasty Carpal Tunnel Median Nerve | $4,184.70 | $6,438.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Neuroplasty Carpal Tunnel Median Nerve | $4,184.70 | $6,438.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Neuroplasty Carpal Tunnel Median Nerve | $4,184.70 | $6,438.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East one side Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Neuroplasty Median Nerve Carpal Rt | $9,667.97 | — | $632.00–$8,089.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital one side New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Neuroplasty Median Nerve Carpal Rt | $10,205.68 | — | $632.00–$8,089.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin one side Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Neuroplasty Median Nerve Carpal Rt | $10,302.86 | — | $1,655.22–$8,089.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City one side Grove City, OH HC Neuroplasty Median Nerve Carpal Rt | $11,106.68 | — | $632.00–$8,089.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's one side Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Neuroplasty Median Nerve Carpal Rt | $20,206.42 | — | $632.00–$8,089.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,982.70, median $4,184.70, highest $20,206.42 — a 10.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $4,184.70. 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 0 of 6 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.
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OHRelease and/or relocation of hand nerve | $49.53 | file |