Surgery and procedures CPT 29826 Outpatient

Shoulder decompression add-on cost in Gulfport, MS

In Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) (one side of the body): from $1,246.28 to $1,711.35, with a median of $1,478.82. The lowest listed price is at Pascagoula Hospital — $232.54 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $6,609.00 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 29826, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 24, 2026 and Feb 24, 2026.

Lowest$1,246.28Pascagoula Hospital

Median$1,478.82half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,711.35in this market

Difference1.4×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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS.

median

Lowest $1,246.28Highest $1,949.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Pascagoula Hospital one side lowest Pascagoula, MS · (228) 809-5000 SHAVING OF PART OF SHOULDER BONE AND REPAIR OF LIGAMENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE File of Feb 24, 2026 · source file	$1,246.28	$4,154.25	$138.35–$1,831.00	70%
Singing River Gulfport one side Gulfport, MS · (228) 575-7000 SHAVING OF PART OF SHOULDER BONE AND REPAIR OF LIGAMENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE+1 more line at this price File of Feb 24, 2026 · source file	$1,711.35	$8,556.75	$138.35–$2,010.00	80%
Pascagoula Hospital one side Pascagoula, MS · (228) 809-5000 SHAVING OF PART OF SHOULDER BONE AND REPAIR OF LIGAMENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE File of Feb 24, 2026 · source file	$1,949.90	$6,499.66	$138.35–$1,831.00	70%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

One side of the body : lowest $1,246.28, median $1,478.82, highest $1,711.35 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 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.