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Carpal Tunnel Injection

Maine rates for HCPCS 20526

This is an injection of medicine, typically a local anesthetic combined with a corticosteroid, into the carpal tunnel area of the wrist. It's used to reduce inflammation and relieve pain, numbness, or tingling caused by pressure on the nerve that runs through the wrist. It's a quick in-office treatment rather than surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Carpal Tunnel Injection cost?

$81.28

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64.57 to $120.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $74 to $2,951Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $55 to $170
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $100professional $81

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$173.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$2,951.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$169.82

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maine $81.28 · 47th of 51
WI $182DE $75.86

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.