Surgery and procedures CPT 29826 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — inpatient

In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) as an inpatient: from $366.18 to $5,241.60, with a median of $2,803.89. The lowest listed price is at NorCal HealthConnect LLC.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 29826, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$366.18NorCal HealthConnect LLC
Median$2,803.89half pay less
Highest$5,241.60in this market
Difference14.3×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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.

median
Lowest $366.18Highest $5,241.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
NorCal HealthConnect LLC lowest Healdsburg, CA HC PR 29826 ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER W/CORACOACRM LIGMNT RELEASE $366.18 $718.00 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS $5,241.60 $9,360.00 44%
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Inpatient: lowest $366.18, median $2,803.89, highest $5,241.60 — a 14.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,803.89 — 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.