Surgery and procedures CPT 29827 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Rotator cuff repair cost in Utica, NY — inpatient

In Utica-Rome, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair of the shoulder as an inpatient: from $901.20 to $10,270.77, with a median of $5,585.99. The lowest listed price is at Mvhs — $4,684.79 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $7,413.38 at 25 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 29827, 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.

Lowest$901.20Mvhs
Median$5,585.99half pay less
Highest$10,270.77in this market
Difference11.4×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 Utica-Rome, NY.

median
Lowest $901.20Highest $10,270.77

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mvhs lowest Utica, NY Surgical Arthroscopy Shoulder W/Rotator Cuff Rpr $901.20 $1,502.00 $64.94–$755.07 40% —
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Mvhs lowest Utica, NY Surgical Arthroscopy Shoulder W/Rotator Cuff Rpr $901.20 $1,502.00 $64.94–$755.07 40% —
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Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Arthroscop rotator cuff repr $10,270.77 $25,441.60 $1,526.00–$8,937.71 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Arthroscop rotator cuff repr $10,270.77 $25,441.60 $1,526.00–$8,937.71 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $901.20, median $5,585.99, highest $10,270.77 — a 11.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $901.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair reattaches torn shoulder tendons to the bone using a small camera, instruments and anchors through small cuts. It is done for tears that cause pain or weakness and do not improve with other treatment.

What the price covers

The facility price usually covers the operating room, recovery and often the anchors. The surgeon, anesthesia (often with a nerve block) and physical therapy are billed separately, and other work in the same surgery, such as bone shaving (29826), adds codes.