Carpal tunnel release cost in New York
In New York, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for carpal tunnel release, open surgery: from $273.46 to $7,195.14, with a median of $1,502.80. The lowest price is at Westfield Memorial Hospital (Westfield). The highest price is 26.3× the lowest.
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 Sep 24, 2026.
Lowest$273.46Westfield Memorial Hospital
Median$1,502.80half pay less
Highest$7,195.14in New York
Lowest saves$1,229.34vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Memorial Hospital lowest Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $273.46 | $1,243.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $428.14 | $718.00 | — source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $526.89 | $1,931.51 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $770.42 | $1,292.00 | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $865.83 | $1,452.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne | $888.90 | $888.90 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne | $888.90 | $888.90 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne | $888.90 | $888.90 | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Neuroplasty/Transposition Median Nerve at Carpal Tunnel | $995.00 | $995.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Neuroplasty/Transposition Median Nerve at Carpal Tunnel | $995.00 | $995.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY NEUROPLASTY MED NRVE CRPL TUNL | $1,276.59 | $2,963.81 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REVISE MEDIAN NERVE AT WRIST | $1,315.00 | $1,315.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $1,345.00 | $1,345.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $1,387.59 | $2,327.00 | — source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $1,618.00 | $1,618.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ RELEASE AND/OR RELOCATION OF HAND NERVE | $1,782.50 | $1,782.50 | — source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $1,995.02 | $1,231.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $1,995.02 | $1,269.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR NEUROPLASTY &/TRANSPOS MEDIAN NRV CARPAL TUNNE | $1,995.02 | $1,230.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC NEUROPLASTY AND/OR TRANSPOSITION; MEDIAN NERVE AT CARPAL TUNN | $2,310.83 | $7,632.78 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC NEUROPLASTY AND/OR TRANSPOSITION; MEDIAN NERVE AT CARPAL TUNN | $2,310.83 | $6,045.04 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC NEUROPLASTY AND/OR TRANSPOSITION; MEDIAN NERVE AT CARPAL TUNN | $2,310.83 | $6,045.04 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Carpal tunnel surgery | $2,317.85 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Carpal tunnel surgery | $2,317.85 | — | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Neuroplasty &/Transpos Median Nrv Carpal Tunne | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Ed Carpal Tunnel | $4,935.00 | $7,050.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center one side Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Neuroplasty Median Nerve Carpal Rt | $7,195.14 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 12 | $526.89 | $2,152.92 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 4 | $888.90 | $888.90 |
| Rochester, NY | 4 | $770.42 | $1,591.84 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $995.00 | $995.00 |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $1,387.59 | $1,387.59 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $273.46 | $273.46 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $1,618.00 | $1,618.00 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $1,345.00 | $1,345.00 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $7,195.14 | $7,195.14 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $428.14 | $428.14 |
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.
Carpal tunnel release, open surgery in other states
- Alabama$4,846.18
- Alaska$3,505.32
- Arizona$1,409.39
- Arkansas$2,326.82
- California$3,608.80
- Colorado$5,239.05
- Connecticut$2,580.00
- Delaware$6,299.57
- Florida$3,912.80
- Georgia$1,274.00
- Hawaii$10,159.58
- Idaho$5,383.00
- Illinois$3,264.00
- Indiana$805.50
- Iowa$1,069.60
- Kansas$11,122.40
- Kentucky$677.25
- Louisiana$1,882.36
- Maine$342.38
- Maryland$2,494.27
- Massachusetts$4,641.33
- Michigan$833.50
- Minnesota$1,558.56
- Mississippi$6,774.78
- Missouri$4,148.47
- Montana$1,278.00
- Nebraska$1,229.88
- Nevada$2,195.10
- New Hampshire$862.80
- New Jersey$2,303.85
- New Mexico$2,320.50
- North Carolina$3,503.75
- North Dakota$2,772.10
- Ohio$7,135.80
- Oklahoma$2,162.19
- Oregon$1,488.00
- Pennsylvania$3,572.40
- Rhode Island$3,815.78
- South Carolina$8,574.17
- South Dakota$3,589.28
- Tennessee$905.25
- Texas$3,899.19
- Vermont$1,376.80
- Virginia$7,291.60
- Washington$2,943.72
- West Virginia$2,250.00
- Wisconsin$1,862.25
- Wyoming$1,370.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.