Surgery and procedures CPT 64721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Carpal tunnel release cost in Huntington, WV — inpatient

In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for carpal tunnel release, open surgery (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $10,750.81 to $10,750.81, with a median of $10,750.81. Across West Virginia, the median is $2,250.00 at 14 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 64721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$10,750.81Cabell Huntington Hospital
Median$10,750.81half pay less
Highest$10,750.81in 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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.

median
Lowest $10,750.81Highest $21,501.61
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Cabell Huntington Hospital one side lowest Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY-UNILATERAL $10,750.81 $10,750.81 $8,063.11–$10,750.81 — —
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Cabell Huntington Hospital both sides Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY-BILATERAL $21,501.61 $21,501.61 $16,126.21–$21,501.61 — —
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One side of the body : lowest $10,750.81, median $10,750.81, highest $10,750.81.

Both sides : lowest $21,501.61, median $21,501.61, highest $21,501.61.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $10,750.81 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.