Surgery and procedures CPT 29826 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — inpatient

In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) as an inpatient: from $5,241.60 to $5,241.60, with a median of $5,241.60. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 9 cities for code 29826, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$5,241.60Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch
Median$5,241.60half pay less
Highest$5,241.60in this market
Difference1.0×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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

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Lowest $5,241.60Highest $5,241.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch lowest Antioch, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS $5,241.60 $9,360.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS $5,241.60 $9,360.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS $5,241.60 $9,360.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS $5,241.60 $9,360.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS $5,241.60 $9,360.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS $5,241.60 $9,360.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS $5,241.60 $9,360.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS $5,241.60 $9,360.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS $5,241.60 $9,360.00 44%
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Inpatient: lowest $5,241.60, median $5,241.60, highest $5,241.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $5,241.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.