Shoulder decompression add-on cost in Pullman, WA
In Pullman, WA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $644.00 to $765.00, with a median of $704.50. The lowest listed price is at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center — $60.50 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $1,496.00 at 15 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 Jun 9, 2026 and Jun 29, 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 Pullman, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center lowest Colfax, WA · (509) 397-3435 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | $644.00 | $805.00 | $97.75–$160.48 | 20% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman, WA · (509) 332-2541 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | $765.00 | $900.00 | $97.75–$882.00 | 15% | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $644.00, median $704.50, highest $765.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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.