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Shoulder surgery cost in Washington without insurance

In Washington, the median cash price for Rotator cuff repair is $6,677.78 across 12 hospitals, from $1,074.00 to $48,210.45. The lowest is at Lourdes Health (Pasco). The US median is $7,972.34.

Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. 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 Oct 30, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Shoulder surgery prices in Washington 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 12 $1,074.00–$48,210.45 $6,677.78 $7,972.34
Shoulder decompression add-on Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) · code 29826 12 $1,496.00–$46,287.02 $2,844.59 $5,174.25
Shoulder arthroscopy, collarbone end removal Shoulder arthroscopy with removal of the end of the collarbone (distal clavicle) · code 29824 10 $1,030.90–$59,545.71 $3,975.60 $4,788.00
Shoulder replacement Total shoulder replacement · code 23472 6 $3,324.24–$60,981.74 $27,054.63 $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 Washington. 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 Washington

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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.