Surgery and procedures CPT 29826 Outpatient

Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) in Corning, NY

In Corning, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $1,842.00 to $2,197.07, with a median of $2,019.54.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$1,842.00St. James Hospital
Median$2,019.54half pay less
Highest$2,197.07in this market
Difference1.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Corning, NY.

median
Lowest $1,842.00Highest $2,197.07

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St. James Hospital lowest Hornell, NY HB Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls (Pro) $1,842.00
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St. James Hospital Hornell, NY PR SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS $2,197.07 $3,684.50 40%
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Outpatient: lowest $1,842.00, median $2,019.54, highest $2,197.07 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,197.07. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

During shoulder arthroscopy, the surgeon uses small cuts and a camera to shave bone from the underside of the acromion and may release a ligament, making more room for the rotator cuff tendons. This is called subacromial decompression. It is done for impingement or together with rotator cuff repair.

What the price covers

29826 is an add-on code that is always billed together with a main shoulder arthroscopy code, such as rotator cuff repair, so its price covers only the extra step. The surgeon's fee, anesthesia and the main procedure are billed separately.