Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $936.62 to $4,035.20, with a median of $4,035.20. The lowest listed price is at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 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 Nov 26, 2025 and Nov 26, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center lowest Los Angeles, CA Outpatient Surgical Group 3 | $936.62 | $1,440.95 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA Outpatient Surgical Services | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA OPG - 0 | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA Ambulatory Surgery û Cigna Grouper Schedule* Grouper 3 | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA Outpatient Grouper - 0 | $3,964.84 | $6,099.75 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $4,035.20 | $7,760.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $4,035.20 | $7,760.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $4,035.20 | $7,760.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $4,035.20 | $7,760.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $4,035.20 | $7,760.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $4,035.20 | $7,760.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $4,035.20 | $7,760.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $4,035.20 | $7,760.00 | 48% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $936.62, median $4,035.20, highest $4,035.20 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $4,035.20. 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.