Shoulder decompression add-on cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) is $5,174.25 across 565 US hospitals; most list between $717.40 and $25,730.26. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 325 markets is $169.00. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 7, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Shoulder surgery costs
Lowest$169.00any market
Median market$4,138.40middle of market medians
Most below$25,730.269 in 10 hospitals
Listings547hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for shoulder decompression add-on, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $7,011.04 and the lowest a median of $472.13. At 318 of 448 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 29826?
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.
Why prices differ
Because it is an add-on, some hospitals list a small separate price while others fold it into the main procedure, so listed prices are hard to compare without the primary code.
What to ask
Ask which main shoulder arthroscopy code will be billed together with CPT 29826 and request a self-pay quote for the full surgery, including surgeon and anesthesia.
Prices by state
Among 35 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Michigan ($257.51), Iowa ($540.00) and Pennsylvania ($1,473.67), and highest in South Carolina ($27,121.48), Virginia ($23,684.35) and Ohio ($22,637.36).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$6,471.00
- Alaska$5,486.52, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$14,347.16
- Arkansas$1,933.32
- California$5,241.60
- Colorado$4,795.52
- Connecticut$975.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$2,453.10, 1 hospital
- Florida$10,851.00
- Georgia$8,718.00
- Hawaii$5,250.00
- Idaho$2,859.00
- Illinois$7,551.00
- Indiana$15,406.87
- Iowa$540.00
- Kansas$4,617.20
- Kentucky$3,491.78
- Louisiana$3,376.62
- Maine$583.50, 3 hospitals
- Maryland$4,134.57, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$19,178.13
- Michigan$257.51
- Minnesota$1,538.31
- Mississippi$1,711.35
- Missouri$13,632.30
- Montana$1,527.50, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$4,902.63
- Nevada$4,370.85, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$2,349.00, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$5,855.00
- New Mexico$14,148.97
- New York$4,271.50
- North Carolina$5,070.43, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$5,501.59, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$22,637.36
- Oklahoma$9,778.46
- Oregon$2,340.88
- Pennsylvania$1,473.67
- Puerto Rico$2,950.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,371.80, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$27,121.48
- South Dakota$2,196.50, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$5,067.38
- Texas$5,243.73
- Utah$3,018.05, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$7,138.42, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$23,684.35
- Washington$2,844.59
- West Virginia$1,977.42
- Wisconsin$2,186.35
- Wyoming$1,656.56, 3 hospitals
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen, MS single city | 1 | $405.95 | $405.95 | $405.95 | 1.0× |
| Ada, OK | 1 | $22,561.47 | $22,561.47 | $22,561.47 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM one side | 1 | $2,667.43 | $2,667.43 | $2,667.43 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $9,760.71 | $9,760.71 | $9,760.71 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $3,408.80 | $3,408.80 | $3,408.80 | 1.0× |
| Alma, NE single city | 1 | $11,169.00 | $11,169.00 | $11,169.00 | 1.0× |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $377.60 | $377.60 | $377.60 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $28,040.79 | $28,040.79 | $28,040.79 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $1,353.18 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | 1.6× |
| Ardmore, OK | 1 | $19,177.07 | $19,177.07 | $19,177.07 | 1.0× |
| Arkadelphia, AR | 1 | $892.32 | $892.32 | $892.32 | 1.0× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $11,535.21 | $11,535.21 | $11,535.21 | 1.0× |
| Astoria, OR | 2 | $494.25 | $1,017.53 | $1,540.80 | 3.1× |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $4,340.74 | $4,340.74 | $4,340.74 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 9 | $1,916.00 | $8,718.00 | $8,718.00 | 4.6× |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $2,372.70 | $2,372.70 | $2,372.70 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $5,243.73 | $5,243.73 | $5,243.73 | 1.0× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $20,104.01 | $20,104.01 | $20,104.01 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $432.20 | $432.20 | $432.20 | 1.0× |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $1,497.00 | $1,497.00 | $1,497.00 | 1.0× |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $309.00 | $309.00 | $309.00 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA one side | 1 | $1,880.55 | $1,880.55 | $1,880.55 | 1.0× |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $4,685.60 | $4,685.60 | $4,685.60 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $2,152.65 | $15,126.62 | $28,100.59 | 13.1× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $231.70 | $231.70 | $231.70 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $2,209.00 | $4,215.06 | $6,221.11 | 2.8× |
| Boise City, ID | 3 | $2,859.00 | $2,859.00 | $15,000.00 | 5.2× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1 | $2,281.10 | $2,281.10 | $2,281.10 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $3,803.01 | $3,803.01 | $3,803.01 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS one side | 1 | $1,006.88 | $1,006.88 | $1,006.88 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo, WY single city | 1 | $425.00 | $425.00 | $425.00 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 3 | $242.64 | $679.35 | $4,265.00 | 17.6× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $13,104.58 | $13,104.58 | $13,104.58 | 1.0× |
| Cambridge, NE single city | 1 | $445.50 | $445.50 | $445.50 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $15,444.99 | $15,494.05 | $18,182.93 | 1.2× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $36,222.13 | $36,222.13 | $36,222.13 | 1.0× |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $5,932.00 | $5,932.00 | $5,932.00 | 1.0× |
| Casper, WY one side | 1 | $1,656.56 | $1,656.56 | $1,656.56 | 1.0× |
| Chadron, NE single city | 1 | $12,040.00 | $12,040.00 | $12,040.00 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $4,434.00 | $4,434.00 | $4,434.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $169.00 | $1,073.21 | $1,977.42 | 11.7× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC one side | 4 | $27,121.48 | $29,337.73 | $34,966.65 | 1.3× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 16 | $171.40 | $34,824.13 | $84,573.03 | 493.4× |
| Chico, CA | 1 | $1,578.00 | $1,578.00 | $1,578.00 | 1.0× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 6 | $22,637.36 | $33,686.47 | $39,867.35 | 1.8× |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $12,544.24 | $12,544.24 | $12,544.24 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 3 | $1,103.55 | $18,768.87 | $21,721.87 | 19.7× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $297.00 | $297.00 | $297.00 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1 | $10,542.34 | $10,542.34 | $10,542.34 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $3,803.01 | $3,803.01 | $3,803.01 | 1.0× |
| Columbia, SC | 1 | $16,702.00 | $16,702.00 | $16,702.00 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $28,043.42 | $28,043.42 | $28,043.42 | 1.0× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $11,330.80 | $11,330.80 | $11,330.80 | 1.0× |
| Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 1 | $2,340.88 | $2,340.88 | $2,340.88 | 1.0× |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $26,160.31 | $26,160.31 | $26,160.31 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 8 | $2,046.00 | $6,054.79 | $18,653.25 | 9.1× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $8,115.70 | $8,115.70 | $8,115.70 | 1.0× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $22,395.54 | $22,395.54 | $22,395.54 | 1.0× |
| David City, NE single city | 1 | $28,069.00 | $28,069.00 | $28,069.00 | 1.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $7,000.00 | $7,000.00 | $7,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $219.64 | $219.64 | $219.64 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3 | $366.40 | $501.00 | $2,204.00 | 6.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 2 | $220.61 | $220.61 | $220.61 | 1.0× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $5,501.59 | $5,501.59 | $5,501.59 | 1.0× |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $3,608.50 | $3,608.50 | $3,608.50 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $6,338.32 | $11,436.93 | $16,535.54 | 2.6× |
| Douglas, WY one side single city | 1 | $1,656.56 | $1,656.56 | $1,656.56 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $736.00 | $736.00 | $736.00 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $788.00 | $788.00 | $788.00 | 1.0× |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $12,420.82 | $12,420.82 | $12,420.82 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $3,559.22 | $3,559.22 | $3,559.22 | 1.0× |
| El Dorado, AR | 1 | $796.57 | $796.57 | $796.57 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $4,257.40 | $14,696.70 | $25,136.00 | 5.9× |
| Elko, NV | 1 | $9,834.89 | $9,834.89 | $9,834.89 | 1.0× |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,496.00 | $1,496.00 | $1,496.00 | 1.0× |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $11,007.00 | $11,007.00 | $11,007.00 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR one side | 2 | $2,436.53 | $2,651.44 | $2,866.34 | 1.2× |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $183.60 | $183.60 | $183.60 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 5 | $242.00 | $13,743.04 | $17,122.07 | 70.8× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | 1.0× |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $2,557.67 | $2,557.67 | $2,557.67 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 3 | $1,859.90 | $7,253.04 | $7,253.04 | 3.9× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $18,508.49 | $18,527.54 | $18,546.59 | 1.0× |
| Fraser, CO single city | 1 | $4,795.52 | $4,795.52 | $4,795.52 | 1.0× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $4,138.40 | $4,138.40 | $4,138.40 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,125.54 | $1,125.54 | $1,125.54 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $5,241.60 | $5,241.60 | $5,241.60 | 1.0× |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $14,935.10 | $14,935.10 | $14,935.10 | 1.0× |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $180.00 | $180.00 | $180.00 | 1.0× |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $3,010.00 | $3,010.00 | $3,010.00 | 1.0× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $2,694.00 | $2,694.00 | $2,694.00 | 1.0× |
| Glenwood, MN single city | 1 | $3,038.16 | $3,038.16 | $3,038.16 | 1.0× |
| Goldendale, WA single city | 1 | $4,000.00 | $4,000.00 | $4,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Gordon, NE single city | 1 | $5,500.00 | $5,500.00 | $5,500.00 | 1.0× |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $22,083.20 | $22,083.20 | $22,083.20 | 1.0× |
| Granby, CO single city | 1 | $4,795.52 | $4,795.52 | $4,795.52 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $5,501.59 | $5,501.59 | $5,501.59 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO one side | 1 | $2,460.08 | $2,460.08 | $2,460.08 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $3,831.80 | $3,831.80 | $3,831.80 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $6,570.40 | $6,570.40 | $6,570.40 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $14,832.67 | $14,832.67 | $14,832.67 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, IA single city | 1 | $540.00 | $540.00 | $540.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC one side | 2 | $17,936.62 | $23,660.27 | $29,383.91 | 1.6× |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS one side | 2 | $1,246.28 | $1,478.82 | $1,711.35 | 1.4× |
| Gunnison, CO single city | 1 | $422.45 | $422.45 | $422.45 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV one side | 1 | $2,268.75 | $2,268.75 | $2,268.75 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $2,859.00 | $2,859.00 | $2,859.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $922.87 | $1,215.69 | $1,279.81 | 1.4× |
| Hartford, KY single city | 1 | $557.50 | $557.50 | $557.50 | 1.0× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $14,009.03 | $14,009.03 | $14,009.03 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS one side | 1 | $1,609.30 | $1,609.30 | $1,609.30 | 1.0× |
| Heber Springs, AR single city | 1 | $796.57 | $796.57 | $796.57 | 1.0× |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $3,775.55 | $3,775.55 | $3,775.55 | 1.0× |
| Hilo-Kailua, HI one side | 1 | $3,899.00 | $3,899.00 | $3,899.00 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $4,523.40 | $4,523.40 | $4,523.40 | 1.0× |
| Holyoke, CO single city | 1 | $6,437.60 | $6,437.60 | $6,437.60 | 1.0× |
| Honesdale, PA single city | 1 | $4,498.20 | $4,498.20 | $4,498.20 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $494.25 | $494.25 | $494.25 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $10,573.59 | $10,573.59 | $10,573.59 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $8,457.49 | $8,457.49 | $8,457.49 | 1.0× |
| Hugo, CO single city | 1 | $21,166.23 | $21,166.23 | $21,166.23 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $12,533.01 | $12,533.01 | $12,533.01 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $19,378.25 | $19,378.25 | $19,378.25 | 1.0× |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $5,593.92 | $5,593.92 | $5,593.92 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $3,908.52 | $3,908.52 | $3,908.52 | 1.0× |
| Imperial, NE single city | 1 | $336.00 | $336.00 | $336.00 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 2 | $361.62 | $2,473.18 | $4,584.73 | 12.7× |
| International Falls, MN single city | 1 | $902.28 | $902.28 | $902.28 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 2 | $6,609.00 | $13,753.46 | $20,897.92 | 3.2× |
| Johnson, AR single city | 1 | $17,339.74 | $17,339.74 | $17,339.74 | 1.0× |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $4,146.12 | $4,146.12 | $4,146.12 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 3 | $8,077.56 | $16,335.69 | $19,602.34 | 2.4× |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $2,303.28 | $2,303.28 | $2,303.28 | 1.0× |
| Kankakee, IL one side | 1 | $2,671.98 | $2,671.98 | $2,671.98 | 1.0× |
| Kearney, NE | 1 | $20,442.00 | $20,442.00 | $20,442.00 | 1.0× |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $1,596.35 | $1,596.35 | $1,596.35 | 1.0× |
| Ketchikan, AK one side | 1 | $2,802.64 | $2,802.64 | $2,802.64 | 1.0× |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $26,826.04 | $26,826.04 | $26,826.04 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $3,803.01 | $3,803.01 | $3,803.01 | 1.0× |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $21,821.74 | $21,821.74 | $21,821.74 | 1.0× |
| Knox, IN single city | 1 | $19,349.52 | $19,349.52 | $19,349.52 | 1.0× |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $9,137.64 | $10,313.37 | $11,489.10 | 1.3× |
| Kodiak, AK single city | 1 | $5,486.52 | $5,486.52 | $5,486.52 | 1.0× |
| Kremmling, CO single city | 1 | $4,795.52 | $4,795.52 | $4,795.52 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA one side | 1 | $216.50 | $216.50 | $216.50 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $18,850.29 | $18,850.29 | $18,850.29 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 2 | $7,037.95 | $11,459.23 | $15,880.50 | 2.3× |
| Lakeview, OR single city | 1 | $5,186.70 | $5,186.70 | $5,186.70 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $1,119.88 | $1,119.88 | $1,119.88 | 1.0× |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $33,678.91 | $33,678.91 | $33,678.91 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $22,895.25 | $25,268.28 | $27,641.31 | 1.2× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 2 | $3,440.70 | $4,370.85 | $5,301.00 | 1.5× |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $995.81 | $995.81 | $995.81 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon, KY single city | 1 | $5,307.91 | $5,307.91 | $5,307.91 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $205.70 | $2,349.00 | $4,492.29 | 21.8× |
| Lexington, NE | 1 | $4,631.00 | $4,631.00 | $4,631.00 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 4 | $1,611.61 | $3,315.37 | $3,509.52 | 2.2× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $265.50 | $14,400.59 | $28,535.67 | 107.5× |
| Linton, IN single city | 1 | $3,313.20 | $3,313.20 | $3,313.20 | 1.0× |
| Litchfield, IL single city | 1 | $5,505.12 | $5,505.12 | $5,505.12 | 1.0× |
| Litchfield, MN single city | 1 | $553.60 | $553.60 | $553.60 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 7 | $705.00 | $1,653.21 | $3,133.21 | 4.4× |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1 | $4,250.00 | $4,250.00 | $4,250.00 | 1.0× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $25,394.74 | $25,394.74 | $25,394.74 | 1.0× |
| Longview-Kelso, WA one side | 1 | $2,861.73 | $2,861.73 | $2,861.73 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 11 | $936.62 | $4,035.20 | $18,342.00 | 19.6× |
| Lousiana, MO single city | 1 | $429.60 | $429.60 | $429.60 | 1.0× |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $30,263.98 | $30,263.98 | $30,263.98 | 1.0× |
| Luverne, AL single city | 1 | $950.00 | $950.00 | $950.00 | 1.0× |
| Machias, ME single city | 1 | $25,828.00 | $25,828.00 | $25,828.00 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $1,588.88 | $1,588.88 | $1,588.88 | 1.0× |
| Manchester, IA one side single city | 1 | $2,228.40 | $2,228.40 | $2,228.40 | 1.0× |
| Mangum, OK single city | 1 | $7,136.10 | $7,136.10 | $7,136.10 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $4,008.50 | $4,008.50 | $4,008.50 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $3,803.01 | $3,803.01 | $3,803.01 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $3,907.41 | $3,907.41 | $3,907.41 | 1.0× |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $10,355.13 | $10,355.13 | $10,355.13 | 1.0× |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $7,952.70 | $7,952.70 | $7,952.70 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $2,859.00 | $2,859.00 | $2,859.00 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $9,037.38 | $9,037.38 | $9,037.38 | 1.0× |
| Meriden, CT single city | 1 | $975.00 | $975.00 | $975.00 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $12,410.35 | $17,195.94 | $21,981.52 | 1.8× |
| Millersburg, OH single city | 1 | $19,372.03 | $19,372.03 | $19,372.03 | 1.0× |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $1,778.25 | $1,778.25 | $1,778.25 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $1,091.13 | $1,970.54 | $2,717.58 | 2.5× |
| Moab, UT single city | 1 | $1,931.87 | $1,931.87 | $1,931.87 | 1.0× |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $39,128.52 | $39,128.52 | $39,128.52 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $5,241.60 | $5,241.60 | $5,241.60 | 1.0× |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $279.30 | $279.30 | $279.30 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV one side | 1 | $4,003.75 | $4,003.75 | $4,003.75 | 1.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $300.00 | $300.00 | $300.00 | 1.0× |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $340.00 | $340.00 | $340.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $357.66 | $357.66 | $357.66 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA one side | 1 | $3,108.63 | $3,108.63 | $3,108.63 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $8,788.00 | $8,788.00 | $8,788.00 | 1.0× |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 3 | $24,438.15 | $24,438.15 | $28,662.45 | 1.2× |
| Napoleon, OH single city | 1 | $305.25 | $305.25 | $305.25 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $2,852.40 | $2,904.92 | $5,067.38 | 1.8× |
| Nevada, MO single city | 1 | $13,632.30 | $13,632.30 | $13,632.30 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 7 | $1,831.34 | $3,376.62 | $19,058.24 | 10.4× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 29 | $502.00 | $5,741.00 | $50,586.00 | 100.8× |
| Norwich, CT single city | 1 | $975.00 | $975.00 | $975.00 | 1.0× |
| Ocala, FL | 1 | $6,208.78 | $6,208.78 | $6,208.78 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $4,134.57 | $4,134.57 | $4,134.57 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 3 | $476.61 | $800.00 | $13,258.21 | 27.8× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $2,285.70 | $3,824.64 | $5,174.25 | 2.3× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $10,851.00 | $10,851.00 | $10,851.00 | 1.0× |
| Osage Beach, MO single city | 1 | $8,569.95 | $8,569.95 | $8,569.95 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $294.40 | $294.40 | $294.40 | 1.0× |
| Paducah, KY-IL one side | 1 | $32,466.38 | $32,466.38 | $32,466.38 | 1.0× |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 1 | $2,236.00 | $2,236.00 | $2,236.00 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV one side | 1 | $2,773.33 | $2,773.33 | $2,773.33 | 1.0× |
| Pearsall, TX single city | 1 | $32,635.00 | $32,635.00 | $32,635.00 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $926.00 | $926.00 | $926.00 | 1.0× |
| Perry, FL single city | 1 | $931.60 | $931.60 | $931.60 | 1.0× |
| Perryton, TX single city | 1 | $13,397.00 | $13,397.00 | $13,397.00 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $16,539.43 | $16,539.43 | $16,539.43 | 1.0× |
| Petersburg, WV one side single city | 1 | $1,700.40 | $1,700.40 | $1,700.40 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia, MS single city | 1 | $233.46 | $233.46 | $233.46 | 1.0× |
| Phillipsburg, KS single city | 1 | $4,617.20 | $4,617.20 | $4,617.20 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $394.00 | $394.00 | $394.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $22,984.08 | $22,984.08 | $22,984.08 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA one side | 1 | $1,473.67 | $1,473.67 | $1,473.67 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $253.60 | $253.60 | $253.60 | 1.0× |
| Ponce, PR | 1 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $8,752.38 | $8,752.38 | $8,752.38 | 1.0× |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $17,520.00 | $17,520.00 | $17,520.00 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $2,404.00 | $2,404.00 | $2,404.00 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $1,752.80 | $1,752.80 | $1,752.80 | 1.0× |
| Price, UT | 1 | $3,018.05 | $3,018.05 | $3,018.05 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1 | $2,371.80 | $2,371.80 | $2,371.80 | 1.0× |
| Pulaski, TN single city | 1 | $3,025.78 | $3,025.78 | $3,025.78 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 2 | $2,196.50 | $4,211.69 | $6,226.88 | 2.8× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $1,004.77 | $1,004.77 | $1,004.77 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $4,429.50 | $4,429.50 | $4,429.50 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA one side | 4 | $26,936.01 | $27,257.32 | $30,215.78 | 1.1× |
| Ripley, WV one side single city | 1 | $1,454.94 | $1,454.94 | $1,454.94 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 5 | $4,035.20 | $4,035.20 | $5,738.70 | 1.4× |
| Roanoke, VA one side | 1 | $11,529.17 | $11,529.17 | $11,529.17 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 2 | $3,344.00 | $4,091.00 | $4,838.00 | 1.4× |
| Rolla, MO one side | 1 | $2,443.99 | $2,443.99 | $2,443.99 | 1.0× |
| Roosevelt, UT one side single city | 1 | $6,015.00 | $6,015.00 | $6,015.00 | 1.0× |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $22,365.94 | $22,365.94 | $22,365.94 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $5,241.60 | $5,241.60 | $5,241.60 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | $4,035.20 | $4,313.25 | $32,611.97 | 8.1× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11 | $5,241.60 | $5,241.60 | $20,296.80 | 3.9× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $5,241.60 | $5,241.60 | $11,200.00 | 2.1× |
| San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR | 1 | $4,900.00 | $4,900.00 | $4,900.00 | 1.0× |
| Sandersville, GA single city | 1 | $4,346.63 | $4,346.63 | $4,346.63 | 1.0× |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 1 | $276.18 | $276.18 | $276.18 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 2 | $366.18 | $2,803.89 | $5,241.60 | 14.3× |
| Savannah, TN single city | 1 | $194.44 | $194.44 | $194.44 | 1.0× |
| Scottsboro, AL one side | 1 | $2,846.03 | $2,846.03 | $2,846.03 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $13,569.60 | $17,609.67 | $17,609.67 | 1.3× |
| Seaford, DE | 1 | $2,453.10 | $2,453.10 | $2,453.10 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $2,827.44 | $24,557.23 | $46,287.02 | 16.4× |
| Sebring, FL | 1 | $6,208.78 | $6,208.78 | $6,208.78 | 1.0× |
| Sedalia, MO one side | 1 | $954.50 | $954.50 | $954.50 | 1.0× |
| Shattuck, OK single city | 1 | $668.14 | $668.14 | $668.14 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $14,333.33 | $14,333.33 | $14,333.33 | 1.0× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $751.71 | $751.71 | $751.71 | 1.0× |
| Skowhegan, ME single city | 1 | $583.50 | $583.50 | $583.50 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $7,697.85 | $7,697.85 | $7,697.85 | 1.0× |
| Smith Center, KS single city | 1 | $6,270.00 | $6,270.00 | $6,270.00 | 1.0× |
| Snyder, TX | 1 | $24,320.00 | $24,320.00 | $24,320.00 | 1.0× |
| Spencer, WV single city | 1 | $28,760.38 | $28,760.38 | $28,760.38 | 1.0× |
| Springerville, AZ single city | 1 | $3,038.40 | $3,038.40 | $3,038.40 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $2,426.20 | $21,401.85 | $21,401.85 | 8.8× |
| Springfield, OH one side | 1 | $31,040.38 | $31,040.38 | $31,040.38 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $1,172.25 | $1,172.25 | $1,172.25 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $12,501.22 | $13,846.17 | $14,086.02 | 1.1× |
| Staples, MN single city | 1 | $1,106.08 | $1,106.08 | $1,106.08 | 1.0× |
| Starkville, MS | 1 | $1,065.60 | $1,065.60 | $1,065.60 | 1.0× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $24,006.66 | $24,006.66 | $24,006.66 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $188.50 | $188.50 | $188.50 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $7,551.00 | $7,551.00 | $7,551.00 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $5,241.60 | $5,241.60 | $5,241.60 | 1.0× |
| Stuttgart, AR single city | 1 | $2,634.76 | $2,634.76 | $2,634.76 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV one side single city | 1 | $1,139.42 | $1,139.42 | $1,139.42 | 1.0× |
| Sylva, NC single city | 1 | $6,365.31 | $6,365.31 | $6,365.31 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, NE single city | 1 | $16,860.00 | $16,860.00 | $16,860.00 | 1.0× |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $6,471.00 | $6,471.00 | $6,471.00 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 5 | $6,084.60 | $6,084.60 | $6,084.60 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $3,803.01 | $3,803.01 | $3,803.01 | 1.0× |
| Tiffin, OH one side | 1 | $30,257.90 | $30,257.90 | $30,257.90 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH one side | 4 | $35,263.89 | $40,576.88 | $45,085.82 | 1.3× |
| Topeka, KS | 1 | $4,326.00 | $4,326.00 | $4,326.00 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $2,386.00 | $2,386.00 | $2,386.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 4 | $14,347.16 | $17,477.38 | $23,570.61 | 1.6× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $2,859.00 | $2,859.00 | $2,859.00 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $2,720.52 | $2,720.52 | $2,720.52 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 4 | $372.00 | $5,250.00 | $5,250.00 | 14.1× |
| Urbana, OH one side | 1 | $16,592.99 | $16,592.99 | $16,592.99 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 2 | $10,135.22 | $15,274.86 | $20,414.50 | 2.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $5,241.60 | $5,241.60 | $10,813.00 | 2.1× |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $14,495.03 | $14,495.03 | $14,495.03 | 1.0× |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $15,186.86 | $15,186.86 | $15,186.86 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 3 | $23,684.35 | $25,583.64 | $28,184.08 | 1.2× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $3,803.01 | $3,803.01 | $3,803.01 | 1.0× |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $17,805.42 | $17,805.42 | $17,805.42 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $5,045.39 | $5,045.39 | $5,045.39 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $1,190.72 | $1,190.72 | $1,190.72 | 1.0× |
| Watford City, ND single city | 1 | $5,197.40 | $5,197.40 | $5,197.40 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | 1.0× |
| Wellsville, NY single city | 1 | $2,474.00 | $2,474.00 | $2,474.00 | 1.0× |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $5,704.06 | $5,704.06 | $5,704.06 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $1,701.58 | $2,475.17 | $3,248.75 | 1.9× |
| Wichita, KS one side | 1 | $1,258.07 | $1,258.07 | $1,258.07 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | $2,186.35 | 1.0× |
| Willimantic, CT single city | 1 | $975.00 | $975.00 | $975.00 | 1.0× |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $11,562.80 | $11,562.80 | $11,562.80 | 1.0× |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $3,180.91 | $3,180.91 | $3,180.91 | 1.0× |
| Windom, MN single city | 1 | $6,868.00 | $6,868.00 | $6,868.00 | 1.0× |
| Winner, SD single city | 1 | $1,896.00 | $1,896.00 | $1,896.00 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $19,178.13 | $31,822.72 | $33,066.81 | 1.7× |
| Wytheville, VA single city | 1 | $3,606.06 | $3,606.06 | $3,606.06 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 3 | $6,139.80 | $22,559.14 | $25,015.79 | 4.1× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $15,786.17 | $15,786.17 | $15,786.17 | 1.0× |
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
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 29826?
CPT 29826 is the billing code for shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery). 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.
Can 29826 be billed alone?
No. It is an add-on code and must be paired with another shoulder arthroscopy code, so the total cost depends on that main procedure.
How long is recovery?
It depends on the main procedure. Recovery from decompression alone is often shorter than after rotator cuff repair; ask your surgeon.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for shoulder decompression add-on?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for shoulder decompression add-on has a median of $7,011.04 and the lowest a median of $472.13; at 318 of 448 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest shoulder decompression add-on?
Among 35 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Michigan ($257.51), Iowa ($540.00) and Pennsylvania ($1,473.67), and highest in South Carolina ($27,121.48), Virginia ($23,684.35) and Ohio ($22,637.36). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other shoulder surgery prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.