Shoulder arthroscopy, collarbone end removal cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 2 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy with removal of the end of the collarbone (distal clavicle) as an inpatient: from $810.56 to $3,591.33, with a median of $2,200.95. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $1,390.39 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,687.20 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 29824, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Feb 27, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER DSTL CLAVICULC | $810.56 | $2,995.20 | $565.39–$1,817.33 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER DISTAL CLAVICULECTOMY | $3,591.33 | $5,642.00 | $936.57–$5,642.00 | 36% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $810.56, median $2,200.95, highest $3,591.33 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $3,707.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers shoulder arthroscopy in which the surgeon removes a small piece from the end of the collarbone to relieve arthritis pain at the top of the shoulder.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.