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Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release

Texas 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?

$3,640

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,640 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$490 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,585 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $741 to $8,128Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,090professional $550

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
$812.83
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,096.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$812.83
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,585.78
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$50,118.72
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$478.63
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$645.65

Where Texas 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

Texas· 36th of 51

$3,640

$550 physician + $3,090 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.