Carpal tunnel release cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for carpal tunnel release, open surgery: from $1,859.00 to $27,115.34, with a median of $5,862.05. The lowest price is at University of New Mexico Hospital (Albuquerque). The highest price is 14.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,862.05, is 68% above the US median of $3,490.79.
- New Mexico ranks 39th of 42 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,859.00University of New Mexico Hospital
Median$5,862.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$27,115.34in New Mexico
Lowest saves$4,003.05vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico Hospital one side lowest Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM RELEASE AND/OR RELOCATION OF HAND NERVE | $1,859.00 | $3,380.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY | $2,124.71 | $21,247.09 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC ED NEUROPLASTY MEDIAN NERVE AT CARP TUNNEL CDM | $2,320.50 | $5,525.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY | $5,862.05 | $27,914.52 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY | $14,368.07 | $53,215.09 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Neuroplasty and/or transposition; median nerve at carpal tunnel | $16,391.30 | $27,318.84 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Neuroplasty and/or transposition; median nerve at carpal tunnel | $27,115.34 | $45,192.24 | Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | 2 | $1,859.00 | $14,487.17 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $14,368.07 | $15,379.68 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $2,124.71 | $2,124.71 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $2,320.50 | $2,320.50 |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $5,862.05 | $5,862.05 |
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
- 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 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.