Carpal tunnel release cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for carpal tunnel release, open surgery: from $1,558.56 to $1,950.30, with a median of $1,950.30. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital — $391.74 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,558.56 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities 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 Jan 1, 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $1,558.56 | $2,865.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Carpal Tunnel Surgery | $1,558.56 | $2,865.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $1,950.30 | $2,955.00 | $978.10–$2,541.30 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $1,950.30 | $2,955.00 | $978.10–$2,541.30 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $1,950.30 | $2,955.00 | $978.10–$2,541.30 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Carpal Tunnel Surgery|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $2,337.84 | $4,297.50 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,558.56, median $1,950.30, highest $1,950.30 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $2,337.84, median $2,337.84, highest $2,337.84.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,558.56. 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 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.
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MNAS REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $38.25 | file |