How much does carpal tunnel release surgery cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 64721.
Median commercial rates on file run from $995 (Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring) to $4,464 (Inova Fairfax Hospital) — 4.5× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $995 | $995median of 113 plans | $995median of 145 plans | $995median of 141 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center, | $5,068 | $2,447median of 15 plans | $2,399median of 4 plans | $2,942median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital, | $3,288 | $2,318median of 12 plans | $2,376median of 3 plans | $2,942median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $927 | $4,601median of 9 plans | — | $441median of 11 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | — | $2,663median of 9 plans | $1,966median of 5 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | — | $4,464median of 10 plans | $2,514median of 6 plans | $2,548median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC | — | $2,076median of 6 plans | — | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | — | $3,944median of 4 plans | $2,399median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
Common questions
How much does carpal tunnel release surgery cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Carpal tunnel release surgery in Washington, DC range from $995 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $5,068 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (3 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for carpal tunnel release surgery?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring lists the lowest ($995, median of 113 plan rates) and Inova Fairfax Hospital the highest ($4,464, median of 10 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.