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How many hours does carpal tunnel surgery take?

Carpal tunnel surgery is a quick procedure lasting around 15 minutes. However, you may spend up to an hour in the operating room being prepared for the procedure and waiting for the numbing medication to take effect. 

After carpal tunnel surgery, you’ll need to be observed for a few hours to make sure you are recovering well. The numbing medication wears off after 2-3 hours. As it is an outpatient treatment, you’ll be able to go home the same day.

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* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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