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482.64US dollars (national estimate, before local adjustment)
For 2026, the national Medicare payment for the surgeon's fee for carpal tunnel release (CPT 64721) is estimated at $482.64, before local adjustment.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“an estimated national Medicare payment of $482.64 before GPCI adjustments”
CPT 64721 RVU Values: Carpal tunnel surgery (2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule), FastRVU, 2026, CPT answer summary.
Open the original- What it measures
- The figure is the surgeon's physician fee under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for a non-facility setting, calculated as 14.45 relative value units multiplied by a conversion factor of 33.4009.
- What it does not show
- It excludes the facility or surgery center charge, anesthesia, supplies and the separate facility fee, which are often larger. Local adjustment changes the figure by area. It is a Medicare rate, not a price that uninsured patients pay.