Surgery and procedures CPT 29826 Outpatient

Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) in Oklahoma City, OK

In Oklahoma City, OK, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $768.72 to $13,258.21, with a median of $1,573.65. The lowest listed price is at OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — and —.

Lowest$768.72OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center
Median$1,573.65half pay less
Highest$13,258.21in this market
Difference17.2×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 Oklahoma City, OK.

median
Lowest $768.72Highest $13,258.21

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center lowest Oklahoma City, OK SHAVING OF PART OF SHOULDER BONE AND REPAIR OF LIGAMENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE $768.72 $7,687.16 90%
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Mercy Hospital Logan County Inc Guthrie, OK Arthro Sholdr Decomp W Part Acromioplsty Pf $1,573.65 $2,421.00 35%
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Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Inc Oklahoma City, OK Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls $13,258.21 $20,397.24 35%
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Outpatient: lowest $768.72, median $1,573.65, highest $13,258.21 — a 17.2× difference within the same market.

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.