Carpal tunnel release cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for carpal tunnel release, open surgery: from $664.64 to $4,132.00, with a median of $1,950.30. The lowest price is at Lakewood Health System (Staples). The highest price is 6.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,950.30, is 44% below the US median of $3,490.79.
- Minnesota ranks 4th of 42 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 Oct 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$664.64Lakewood Health System
Median$1,950.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,132.00in Minnesota
Lowest saves$1,285.66vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health System lowest Staples · Staples, MN Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | $664.64 | $1,072.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | $744.00 | $992.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI GS CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE | $770.88 | $1,204.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN NEUROPLASTY AND/OR TRANSPOSITION; MEDIAN NERVE AT CARPAL TUNNEL | $887.68 | $1,387.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | $1,027.00 | $1,580.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN NEUROPLASTY AND/OR TRANSPOSITION; MEDIAN NERVE AT CARPAL TUNNEL | $1,071.00 | $1,260.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Neuroplasty; Median Nerve at Carp Tunnel | $1,453.92 | $5,592.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $1,470.07 | $3,666.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $1,950.30 | $2,955.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $1,950.30 | $2,955.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REVISE MEDIAN N/CARPAL TUNNEL SURG | $1,950.30 | $2,955.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | $2,069.55 | $2,555.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN CARPEL TUNNEL SURGERY | $2,469.10 | $3,477.60 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN NEUROPLASTY & OR TRANSPOSITION MEDIAN NERVE AT CARPAL TUNNEL | $2,572.41 | $3,340.79 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $2,717.98 | $6,778.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne | $2,879.17 | $5,463.33 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne | $3,001.54 | $5,695.53 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | $3,556.55 | $4,233.99 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN SURG 64721 CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE | $4,132.00 | $5,165.00 | Mar 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth, MN-WI | 5 | $770.88 | $1,950.30 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 5 | $1,453.92 | $2,717.98 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $4,132.00 | $4,132.00 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $1,027.00 | $1,027.00 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $3,556.55 | $3,556.55 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $2,469.10 | $2,469.10 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $2,572.41 | $2,572.41 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $887.68 | $887.68 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $1,071.00 | $1,071.00 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $744.00 | $744.00 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $664.64 | $664.64 |
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
- Colorado$5,239.05
- 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
- 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.