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Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release

Idaho rates for HCPCS 29848

This surgery relieves pressure on the median nerve at the wrist by cutting the ligament that forms the roof of the carpal tunnel, performed through one or two small incisions using a camera-guided instrument rather than a single larger open incision. Releasing the ligament gives the nerve more room and can relieve the numbness, tingling, and hand weakness associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. The smaller incisions used in this endoscopic approach may allow for a quicker initial recovery than the traditional open technique.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release cost?

$4,256

Typical total for the visit. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,256 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$708$537 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$1,259 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $851 to $6,607Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $708

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
$1,230.27
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$891.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,943.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,128.61
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Hawaii than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Idaho· 28th of 51

$4,256

$708 physician + $3,548 facility

HI $8,943ND $1,144

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.