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Shoulder surgery cost in California without insurance

In California, the median cash price for Rotator cuff repair is $7,543.65 across 58 hospitals, from $1,671.78 to $30,793.97. The lowest is at Healdsburg Hospital (Healdsburg). The US median is $7,972.34.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Most shoulder operations are arthroscopic, done through small cuts as same-day surgery. Rotator cuff repair is the most common; bone shaving and collarbone procedures are often added in the same operation, each with its own code. A total shoulder replacement is a larger operation, sometimes with an overnight stay.

Collected Nov 8, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Shoulder surgery prices in California by type

29827 is arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and is used in the state table; 29826 is bone shaving added to another shoulder procedure; 29824 removes the end of the collarbone; and 23472 is a total shoulder replacement.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
Rotator cuff repair Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair of the shoulder · code 29827 58 $1,671.78–$30,793.97 $7,543.65 $7,972.34
Shoulder decompression add-on Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) · code 29826 53 $276.18–$32,611.97 $5,241.60 $5,174.25
Shoulder arthroscopy, collarbone end removal Shoulder arthroscopy with removal of the end of the collarbone (distal clavicle) · code 29824 52 $1,067.94–$34,898.39 $4,187.00 $4,788.00
Shoulder replacement Total shoulder replacement · code 23472 37 $1,772.25–$44,528.21 $11,340.00 $17,285.29
Procedure The service and its billing code (CPT or HCPCS). Opens the comparison of every hospital that prices it. More
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in California. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

Lowest Rotator cuff repair prices in California

Shoulder surgery cost by metro area in California

Shoulder surgery cost in other states

Paying cash: what to do

  • Ask for a bundled self-pay price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia, facility and follow-up visits; hospital file prices usually cover only the facility.
  • Ask for the price of the whole operation, since several codes are often billed together.
  • Ask how many physical therapy visits are expected, since rehab is a large part of the cost.