Carpal tunnel release Cost in Los Angeles, CA (2026)

Prices at 6 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,609 — 42% above the US median ($2,533), roughly 7.5× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	$3,609	$2,373	★ 5/5	—	15.2%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-West La	Los Angeles, CA	$3,609	$2,373	★ 3/5	—	15.6%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	$4,878	$18,056	★ 5/5	369 min	14.3%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated July 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$6,940

Cash / self-pay

$3,609

Insurer-negotiated

$2,567

Medicare pays

$483

$3,609$4,624

Median cash $3,609 · Medicare $483 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $3,609 — about 7.5× the Medicare rate ($483). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($965).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $6,940 list price could save about $3,331 (48%).

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Doctors who perform this in Los Angeles

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Kodi Azari, MD, FACS	Hand Surgery	Los Angeles, CA	64
Luke Nicholson, M.D.	Hand Surgery	Los Angeles, CA	42
Prosper Benhaim, MD	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	Los Angeles, CA	39
Raymond Raven, MD	Hand Surgery	Los Angeles, CA	28
Murtaza Rizvi, MD	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	Los Angeles, CA	11

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