Shoulder decompression add-on cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $5,241.60 to $20,296.80, with a median of $5,241.60. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City and 9 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $5,241.60 at 53 hospitals.
- The median here, $5,241.60, is about the same as the US median of $5,174.25.
- San Francisco, CA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 11 cities for code 29826, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,241.60 | $9,360.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond lowest Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,241.60 | $9,360.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,241.60 | $9,360.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro lowest San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,241.60 | $9,360.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont lowest Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,241.60 | $9,360.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael lowest San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,241.60 | $9,360.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch lowest Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,241.60 | $9,360.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus lowest Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,241.60 | $9,360.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco lowest South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,241.60 | $9,360.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lowest Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,241.60 | $9,360.00 | — | 44% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center one side Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 SHAVING OF PART OF SHOULDER BONE AND REPAIR OF LIGAMENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $20,296.80 | $33,828.00 | $158.25–$15,623.00 | 40% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center one side Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 SHAVING OF PART OF SHOULDER BONE AND REPAIR OF LIGAMENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $21,984.60 | $36,641.00 | $158.25–$15,623.00 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $5,241.60, median $5,241.60, highest $20,296.80 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $5,241.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 shoulder decompression add-on is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shoulder decompression add-on explained.