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Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery (Open)

Vermont rates for HCPCS 64721

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 a single open incision in the palm or wrist. Releasing the ligament gives the nerve more room and can relieve the numbness, tingling, and hand weakness associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. It is the traditional open surgical approach, as opposed to a related procedure performed through smaller incisions with a camera-guided instrument.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery (Open) cost?

$525

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $589.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $832 to $3,981Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,950
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $525

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$758.58
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Delaware. 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.

Vermont· 48th of 51

$525

WI $1,514DE $447

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.