Surgery and procedures CPT 29826 Colorado Outpatient

Shoulder decompression add-on cost in Colorado

In Colorado, 4 hospitals publish a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $233.80 to $21,166.23, with a median of $3,612.80. The lowest price is at Family Health West Hospital (Fruita). The highest price is 90.5× 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 27, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$233.80Family Health West Hospital
Median$3,612.80half pay less
Highest$21,166.23in Colorado
Lowest saves$3,379.00vs the median

Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Family Health West Hospital lowest Fruita · Grand Junction, CO CAH SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS $233.80 $334.00 —
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Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO SHO ARTHRS SRG DECOMPRESSION $788.00 $788.00 —
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Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope $6,437.60 $8,047.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Shoulder arthroscopy/surgery $21,166.23 $21,166.23 Jun 4, 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
Durango, CO 1 $788.00 $788.00
Grand Junction, CO 1 $233.80 $233.80
Holyoke, CO 1 $6,437.60 $6,437.60
Hugo, CO 1 $21,166.23 $21,166.23

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.