SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 29826, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palos Community Hospital
PALOS HEIGHTS, IL HB Arthro/Surg Shld Decompress |
$47,008.67 | $67,155.24 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital
GENEVA, IL HB Arthro/Surg Shld Decompress |
$52,294.98 | $74,707.11 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital
SANDWICH, IL HB Arthro/Surg Shld Decompress |
$66,414.12 | $94,877.31 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
DEKALB, IL HB Arthro/Surg Shld Decompress |
$84,573.03 | $120,818.61 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $47,008.67, median $59,354.55, highest $84,573.03 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 29826 ($2,186.35). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| HUMBOLDT PARK HEALTH
NORTH FRANCISCO CHICAGO, IL Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope |
$171.40 | file |