Surgery and procedures CPT 29826 Outpatient

Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) in Elkhart-Goshen, IN

In Elkhart-Goshen, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $4,257.40 to $28,642.80, with a median of $4,257.40. The lowest listed price is at Goshen Health Surgery Center LLC.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 29826, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 13, 2026 and Aug 14, 2026.

Lowest$4,257.40Goshen Health Surgery Center LLC
Median$4,257.40half pay less
Highest$28,642.80in this market
Difference6.7×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 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.

median
Lowest $4,257.40Highest $28,642.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Goshen Health Surgery Center LLC lowest Goshen, IN Shoulder scope ligmnt release $4,257.40 $6,082.00 30% Aug 13, 2026
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Goshen Health Surgery Center LLC Goshen, IN Shoulder arthroscopy/surgery $4,257.40 $6,082.00 30% Aug 13, 2026
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Goshen Hospital Goshen, IN Shoulder arthroscopy/surgery $28,642.80 $40,918.28 30% Aug 14, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $4,257.40, median $4,257.40, highest $28,642.80 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $28,642.80. 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.