Surgery and procedures CPT 64721 Outpatient

Carpal tunnel release cost in Grand Forks, ND

In Grand Forks, ND-MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for carpal tunnel release, open surgery: from $1,110.20 to $1,110.20, with a median of $1,110.20. Across North Dakota, the median is $2,772.10 at 10 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,110.20Altru Hospital
Median$1,110.20half pay less
Highest$1,110.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Forks, ND-MN.

median
Lowest $1,110.20Highest $3,220.19

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Altru Hospital lowest Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE $1,110.20 $1,820.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 HC CARPAL TUNNEL MEDIDAN NERVE $3,220.19 $5,279.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,110.20, median $1,110.20, highest $1,110.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,110.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.