Surgery and procedures CPT 29824 Connecticut Outpatient

Shoulder arthroscopy, collarbone end removal cost in Connecticut

In Connecticut, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy with removal of the end of the collarbone (distal clavicle): from $3,670.00 to $31,148.49, with a median of $3,960.00. The lowest price is at Hartford Hospital (Hartford). The highest price is 8.5× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 29824. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$3,670.00Hartford Hospital
Median$3,960.00half pay less
Highest$31,148.49in Connecticut
Lowest saves$290.00vs the median

Hospitals in Connecticut, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Hartford Hospital lowest Hartford · Hartford, CT SHO ARTHRS SRG DSTL CLAVICLC $3,670.00 $3,670.00 —
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The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain · New Britain, CT SHO ARTHRS SRG DSTL CLAVICLC $3,960.00 $3,960.00 —
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The William W Backus Hospital Norwich · Norwich, CT SHO ARTHRS SRG DSTL CLAVICLC $3,960.00 $3,960.00 —
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Windham Community Memorial Hospital Willimantic · Willimantic, CT SHO ARTHRS SRG DSTL CLAVICLC $3,960.00 $3,960.00 —
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Saint Marys Hospital one side Waterbury · Waterbury, CT HC Arthro Shoulder Surgical Distal Claviculectomy Incl/Distal Art Surf Lt (Rest Method II CAH) $19,444.19 — Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center one side Hartford · Hartford, CT HC Arthro Shoulder Surgical Distal Claviculectomy Incl/Distal Art Surf Lt (Rest Method II CAH) $31,148.49 — Mar 31, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Hartford, CT 2 $3,670.00 $17,409.24
New Britain, CT 1 $3,960.00 $3,960.00
Norwich, CT 1 $3,960.00 $3,960.00
Waterbury, CT 1 $19,444.19 $19,444.19
Willimantic, CT 1 $3,960.00 $3,960.00

What it is

This code covers shoulder arthroscopy in which the surgeon removes a small piece from the end of the collarbone to relieve arthritis pain at the top of the shoulder.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.

Shoulder arthroscopy with removal of the end of the collarbone (distal clavicle) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.