Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $313.30 to $4,215.35, with a median of $313.30. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Cash prices at 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR PR SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $313.30 | $482.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR PR SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $313.30 | $482.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA PR SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $313.30 | $482.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR PR SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $313.30 | $482.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR PR SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $313.30 | $482.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR PR SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $313.30 | $482.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR PR SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $313.30 | $482.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR PR SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $313.30 | $482.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA SHAVING OF PART OF SHOULDER BONE AND REPAIR OF LIGAMENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $4,215.35 | $6,485.16 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $313.30, median $313.30, highest $4,215.35 — a 13.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $313.30. 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.