Shoulder decompression add-on cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $194.44 to $12,544.24, with a median of $5,067.38. The lowest price is at Hardin County General Hospital (Savannah). The highest price is 64.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,067.38, is about the same as the US median of $5,142.13.
- Tennessee ranks 18th 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 Oct 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$194.44Hardin County General Hospital
Median$5,067.38half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,544.24in Tennessee
Lowest saves$4,872.94vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County General Hospital lowest Savannah · Savannah, TN 29826 Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; decompress subacromial space w/ part acromioplasty w/ release | $194.44 | $509.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN 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) | $995.81 | $3,999.23 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 29826 Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; decompress subacromial space w/ part acromioplasty w/ release | $2,852.40 | $4,754.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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) | $2,904.92 | $8,910.80 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN 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) | $3,025.78 | $10,326.89 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN 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) | $3,180.91 | $12,878.18 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN 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) | $4,340.74 | $22,146.65 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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) | $5,067.38 | $21,748.42 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls | $9,037.38 | $41,079.01 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls | $9,037.38 | $41,079.01 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls | $9,037.38 | $41,079.01 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls | $9,037.38 | $41,079.01 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $9,137.64 | $40,342.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $11,489.10 | $42,552.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $12,544.24 | $64,661.00 | Jan 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 4 | $9,037.38 | $9,037.38 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $2,852.40 | $2,904.92 |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $9,137.64 | $10,313.37 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $4,340.74 | $4,340.74 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $12,544.24 | $12,544.24 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $995.81 | $995.81 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $3,025.78 | $3,025.78 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $194.44 | $194.44 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $3,180.91 | $3,180.91 |
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
- 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$284.80
- 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
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.