Shoulder arthroscopy, collarbone end removal cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy with removal of the end of the collarbone (distal clavicle): from $4,847.87 to $9,469.44, with a median of $6,426.92. The lowest price is at Rutherford Regional Medical Center (Rutherfordton). The highest price is 2.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,426.92, is 34% above the US median of $4,788.00.
- North Carolina ranks 23rd of 35 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4,847.87Rutherford Regional Medical Center
Median$6,426.92half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,469.44in North Carolina
Lowest saves$1,579.05vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center lowest Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; distal claviculectomy including distal articular surface (Mumford procedure) | $4,847.87 | $12,119.68 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital one side Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC PARTIAL REMOVAL OF COLLAR BONE AT SHOULDER USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $5,005.20 | $8,342.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; distal claviculectomy including distal articular surface (Mumford procedure) | $6,426.92 | $16,067.31 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; distal claviculectomy including distal articular surface (Mumford procedure) | $7,696.40 | $19,241.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $9,469.44 | $23,673.61 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $5,005.20 | $5,005.20 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $4,847.87 | $4,847.87 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $9,469.44 | $9,469.44 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $6,426.92 | $6,426.92 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $7,696.40 | $7,696.40 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What shoulder arthroscopy, collarbone end removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shoulder arthroscopy, collarbone end removal explained.
Shoulder arthroscopy with removal of the end of the collarbone (distal clavicle) in other states
- Alabama$7,334.85
- Alaska$5,850.78, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$13,737.62
- Arkansas$2,883.74
- California$4,187.00
- Colorado$2,460.08
- Connecticut$3,960.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$8,348.70, 1 hospital
- Florida$16,260.60
- Georgia$9,445.00
- Hawaii$17,843.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$5,475.38
- Illinois$7,008.48
- Indiana$13,866.63
- Iowa$2,055.00
- Kansas$4,539.35
- Kentucky$4,459.24
- Louisiana$6,256.60
- Maine$1,626.26, 1 hospital
- Maryland$4,338.01, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$22,466.85
- Michigan$1,453.43
- Minnesota$2,312.83
- Mississippi$6,256.51
- Missouri$12,456.76
- Montana$2,451.94, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,684.72
- Nevada$3,765.30
- New Hampshire$806.06, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,627.00
- New Mexico$12,730.27, 3 hospitals
- New York$3,839.54
- North Dakota$5,501.59, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$26,675.10
- Oklahoma$5,589.06
- Oregon$2,315.20
- Pennsylvania$6,637.02
- Puerto Rico$7,000.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$2,785.81, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$22,569.88
- South Dakota$3,986.62, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$4,799.23
- Texas$4,240.08
- Utah$2,620.37, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$4,622.21, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$22,239.21
- Washington$3,188.80
- West Virginia$1,898.67
- Wisconsin$3,368.74
- Wyoming$1,568.07, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.