Shoulder decompression add-on cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 16 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $171.40 to $84,573.03, with a median of $34,824.13. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $34,652.73 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $7,551.00 at 17 hospitals.
- The median here, $34,824.13, is 573% above the US median of $5,174.25.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 14 cities for code 29826, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $171.40 | $612.15 | $202.01–$642.76 | 72% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY/SURG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $303.80 | $434.00 | $236.80–$744.34 | 30% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $1,772.26 | $7,366.00 | $62.00–$7,586.98 | 76% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $9,857.21 | $46,277.97 | $2,273.62–$26,225.00 | 79% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $12,561.86 | $46,525.42 | $3,121.64–$24,449.60 | 73% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $12,970.58 | $50,273.55 | $50,273.55 | 74% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $13,008.32 | $36,336.09 | $4,315.74–$26,225.00 | 64% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26,746.99 | $99,062.92 | $135.46–$83,212.85 | 73% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Arthro/Surg Shld Decompress File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $42,901.27 | $61,287.53 | $346.00–$4,551.00 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Arthro/Surg Shld Decompress File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $47,008.67 | $67,155.24 | $346.00–$385.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Arthro/Surg Shld Decompress File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52,294.98 | $74,707.11 | $892.50–$7,839.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Arthro/Surg Shld Decompress File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52,610.89 | $75,158.41 | $3,270.00–$7,839.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Arthro/Surg Shld Decompress File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $54,262.96 | $77,518.51 | — | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Arthro/Surg Shld Decompress File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $54,262.96 | $77,518.51 | $486.50–$540.50 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Arthro/Surg Shld Decompress File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $66,414.12 | $94,877.31 | — | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Arthro/Surg Shld Decompress File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $84,573.03 | $120,818.61 | — | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $171.40, median $34,824.13, highest $84,573.03 — a 493.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $303.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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 shoulder decompression add-on is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shoulder decompression add-on explained.