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Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery (Open)

West Virginia 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?

$5,178

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,178 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$912$457 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$2,951 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $562 to $8,511Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $389 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $912

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
$562.34
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,570.40
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,715.19
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Maine than in Montana. 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

West Virginia· 10th of 51

$5,178

$912 physician + $4,266 facility

ME $6,136MT $1,352

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.