Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $370.00 to $530.40, with a median of $370.00. The lowest listed price is at Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 29826, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc lowest Cedar Falls, IA PR Arthroscopy Shoulder Decompr Subacromial Space W/Part Acromioplasty | $370.00 | $370.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA PR Arthroscopy Shoulder Decompr Subacromial Space W/Part Acromioplasty | $370.00 | $370.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA PR SHOULDER SCOPE BONE SHAVING | $530.40 | $663.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc one side Cedar Falls, IA HC Arth Shld Srg Decompr Subacrml Sp W/Prt Acrmplsty W/Crccrml Sep Proc Lt(Rest Method II CAH) | $38,325.25 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc one side Waterloo, IA HC Arth Shld Srg Decompr Subacrml Sp W/Prt Acrmplsty W/Crccrml Sep Proc Lt(Rest Method II CAH) | $39,950.70 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $370.00, median $370.00, highest $530.40 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
One side of the body : lowest $38,325.25, median $39,137.98, highest $39,950.70.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,280.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.