Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $2,100.75 to $16,810.80, with a median of $8,517.97. The lowest listed price is at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Cash prices at 5 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 Mar 10, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas lowest Dallas, TX SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $2,100.75 | $2,801.00 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| MSH Partners, LLC Dallas, TX ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER W/SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION/ACROMIOPLASTY 29826 | $3,591.60 | $5,986.00 | 40% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX HC SHLDR ARTHROSCOP,PART ACROMIOPLAS | $8,517.97 | $8,517.97 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX HC SHLDR ARTHROSCOP,PART ACROMIOPLAS | $8,517.97 | $8,517.97 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Regional Medical Center, LLC Sunnyvale, TX ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER W/SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION/ACROMIOPLASTY 29826 | $16,810.80 | $28,018.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,100.75, median $8,517.97, highest $16,810.80 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $8,517.97. 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.