Carpal tunnel release cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 8 hospitals list a cash price for carpal tunnel release, open surgery as an inpatient: from $526.89 to $4,935.00, with a median of $3,000.00. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $2,473.11 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,502.80 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 64721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $526.89 | $1,931.51 | $367.28–$1,180.55 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 REVISE MEDIAN NERVE AT WRIST | $1,315.00 | $1,315.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNEL | $2,161.44 | $5,940.00 | $986.04–$5,940.00 | 64% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | $200.67–$2,809.27 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | $508.24–$2,809.27 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | $508.24–$2,809.27 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | $200.67–$2,809.27 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Ed Carpal Tunnel | $4,935.00 | $7,050.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $526.89, median $3,000.00, highest $4,935.00 — a 9.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 32 facilities here, median $2,299.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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.