Carpal tunnel release cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for carpal tunnel release, open surgery: from $2,390.64 to $2,532.18, with a median of $2,532.18. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $141.54 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $3,899.19 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 Apr 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ED NEUROPLASTY MEDIAN NERVE AT CARP TUNNEL CDM | $2,390.64 | $5,692.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ED NEUROPLASTY MEDIAN NERVE AT CARP TUNNEL CDM | $2,532.18 | $6,029.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ED NEUROPLASTY MEDIAN NERVE AT CARP TUNNEL CDM | $2,532.18 | $6,029.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ED NEUROPLASTY MEDIAN NERVE AT CARP TUNNEL CDM | $2,532.18 | $6,029.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,390.64, median $2,532.18, highest $2,532.18 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,532.18. 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.