Shoulder decompression add-on cost in Utica, NY — inpatient
In Utica-Rome, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) as an inpatient: from $10,135.22 to $10,135.22, with a median of $10,135.22. Across New York, the median is $1,633.50 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 29826, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 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 Utica-Rome, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Memorial Hospital lowest Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Shoulder arthroscopy/surgery | $10,135.22 | $25,105.83 | $1,177.00 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital lowest Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Shoulder arthroscopy/surgery | $10,135.22 | $25,105.83 | $1,177.00 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $10,135.22, median $10,135.22, highest $10,135.22.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $10,135.22 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 29826 ($1,817.98). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Mvhs Utica, NYSurgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls | $142.80 | file |
| Mvhs Utica, NYSurgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls | $142.80 | file |