Carpal tunnel release cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for carpal tunnel release, open surgery: from $1,078.65 to $9,055.64, with a median of $5,239.05. The lowest price is at Gunnison Valley Hospital (Gunnison). The highest price is 8.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,239.05, is 50% above the US median of $3,490.79.
- Colorado ranks 37th of 42 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 64721. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,078.65Gunnison Valley Hospital
Median$5,239.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,055.64in Colorado
Lowest saves$4,160.40vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison Valley Hospital lowest Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | $1,078.65 | $1,269.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY | $1,466.62 | $4,190.34 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO RELEASE AND/OR RELOCATION OF HAND NERVE | $1,998.00 | $3,996.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $2,484.30 | $3,549.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | $3,537.60 | $4,422.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital one side Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO RELEASE AND/OR RELOCATION OF HAND NERVE | $3,770.48 | $6,733.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY | $4,110.00 | $4,110.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $5,239.05 | $5,239.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $5,239.05 | $5,239.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $5,239.05 | $5,239.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $5,239.05 | $5,239.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $5,239.05 | $5,239.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC CC REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $6,917.39 | $8,646.73 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC CC REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $6,917.39 | $8,646.73 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC CC REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $6,917.39 | $8,646.73 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health one side Hugo · Hugo, CO Carpal tunnel surgery | $9,055.64 | $9,055.64 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 5 | $1,466.62 | $5,239.05 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $2,484.30 | $3,127.39 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $5,239.05 | $5,239.05 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $4,110.00 | $4,110.00 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $6,917.39 | $6,917.39 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $6,917.39 | $6,917.39 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $1,078.65 | $1,078.65 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $3,537.60 | $3,537.60 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $9,055.64 | $9,055.64 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $6,917.39 | $6,917.39 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $1,998.00 | $1,998.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What carpal tunnel release is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Carpal tunnel release explained.
Carpal tunnel release, open surgery in other states
- Alabama$4,470.03
- Alaska$3,505.32
- Arizona$5,849.05
- Arkansas$2,481.57
- California$3,608.80
- Connecticut$5,136.00
- Delaware$3,196.00, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$4,177.96, 2 hospitals
- Florida$4,178.74
- Georgia$1,973.65
- Hawaii$4,723.60
- Idaho$2,750.00
- Illinois$3,550.44
- Indiana$4,712.18
- Iowa$3,403.00
- Kansas$1,825.13
- Kentucky$4,549.53
- Louisiana$1,776.41
- Maine$998.40, 4 hospitals
- Maryland$3,959.54, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$4,644.49
- Michigan$2,685.07
- Minnesota$1,950.30
- Mississippi$2,408.25
- Missouri$2,550.00
- Montana$1,625.93
- Nebraska$2,715.08
- Nevada$2,266.20
- New Hampshire$1,800.16, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$2,605.71
- New Mexico$5,862.05
- New York$2,310.83
- North Carolina$3,649.50
- North Dakota$3,730.00
- Ohio$8,260.20
- Oklahoma$2,460.25
- Oregon$4,776.75
- Pennsylvania$4,205.19
- Rhode Island$3,815.78, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$5,880.35
- South Dakota$4,684.80
- Tennessee$2,893.91
- Texas$3,094.20
- Utah$2,880.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$1,699.50, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$7,371.80
- Washington$3,347.50
- West Virginia$2,722.00
- Wisconsin$2,228.86
- Wyoming$1,948.77, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.