Surgery and procedures CPT 29826 Alaska Outpatient

Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) cost in Alaska

In Alaska, 4 hospitals publish a cash price for Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $641.55 to $28,040.79, with a median of $5,951.26. The lowest price is at Ketchikan Medial Center (Ketchikan). The highest price is 43.7× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 29826. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$641.55Ketchikan Medial Center
Median$5,951.26half pay less
Highest$28,040.79in Alaska
Lowest saves$5,309.71vs the median

Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Ketchikan Medial Center lowest Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK SHAVING OF PART OF SHOULDER BONE AND REPAIR OF LIGAMENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE $641.55 $987.00 —
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC PR 29826 SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY SUBACRMIAL DCMP $5,486.52 $7,034.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope $6,416.00 $6,416.00 Aug 20, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC Woodworth Loop Palmer · Anchorage, AK SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $28,040.79 $93,469.30 Apr 1, 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
Anchorage, AK 2 $6,416.00 $17,228.40
Kodiak, AK 1 $5,486.52 $5,486.52
Ketchikan, AK 1 $641.55 $641.55

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.

Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.