Shoulder decompression add-on cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $3,038.40 to $23,722.34, with a median of $14,347.16. The lowest price is at White Mountain Regional Medical Center (Springerville). The highest price is 7.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $14,347.16, is 179% above the US median of $5,142.13.
- Arizona ranks 31st 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 29826. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,038.40White Mountain Regional Medical Center
Median$14,347.16half of hospitals charge less
Highest$23,722.34in Arizona
Lowest saves$11,308.76vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center lowest Springerville · Springerville, AZ SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY | $3,038.40 | $5,330.52 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Havasu Regional Medical Center Lake Havasu City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; decompression of subacromial space with partial acromioplasty, with coracoacromial ligament (ie, arch) release, when performed (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) | $7,037.95 | $11,729.91 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Sahuarita Hospital Sahuarita · Tucson, AZ SHO ARTHRS SRG DECOMPRESSION | $11,755.43 | $65,307.96 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tucson · Tucson, AZ SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $14,347.16 | $79,706.43 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Tucson · Tucson, AZ SHO ARTHRS SRG DECOMPRESSION | $17,646.43 | $73,526.78 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ SHO ARTHRS SRG DECOMPRESSION | $21,921.25 | $91,338.54 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ SHO ARTHRS SRG DECOMPRESSION | $23,722.34 | $197,686.16 | Dec 2, 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson, AZ | 4 | $11,755.43 | $15,996.80 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 2 | $7,037.95 | $15,380.14 |
| Springerville, AZ | 1 | $3,038.40 | $3,038.40 |
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 decompression add-on is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shoulder decompression add-on explained.
Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) in other states
- Alabama$6,471.00
- Alaska$5,486.52, 3 hospitals
- 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$13,551.54
- Iowa$540.00
- Kansas$4,617.20
- Kentucky$3,491.78
- Louisiana$4,077.07
- Maine$583.50, 3 hospitals
- Maryland$4,134.57, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$19,178.13
- Michigan$284.80
- Minnesota$1,538.31
- Mississippi$6,609.00
- Missouri$13,824.40
- 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$5,411.60
- New York$4,271.50
- North Carolina$5,070.43, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$5,501.59, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$22,637.36
- Oklahoma$9,865.88
- 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$4,704.06
- Texas$5,243.73
- Utah$3,018.05, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$7,138.42, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$23,684.35
- Washington$2,861.73
- West Virginia$1,977.42
- Wisconsin$2,186.35
- Wyoming$1,656.56, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.