Surgery and procedures CPT 64721 Outpatient

Carpal tunnel release cost in Salt Lake City, UT

In Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for carpal tunnel release, open surgery (both sides): from $1,144.78 to $1,144.78, with a median of $1,144.78.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 64721, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,144.78University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Median$1,144.78half pay less
Highest$1,144.78in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Utah Hospital and Clinics both sides Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Release $1,144.78 $1,635.40 — 30% —
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Both sides : lowest $1,144.78, median $1,144.78, highest $1,144.78.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,144.78. 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.