Shoulder decompression add-on cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $3,606.06 to $30,215.78, with a median of $23,684.35. The lowest price is at Wythe County Community Hospital (Wytheville). The highest price is 8.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $23,684.35, is 361% above the US median of $5,142.13.
- Virginia ranks 34th 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,606.06Wythe County Community Hospital
Median$23,684.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$30,215.78in Virginia
Lowest saves$20,078.29vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wythe County Community Hospital lowest Wytheville · Wytheville, VA 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) | $3,606.06 | $9,015.16 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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) | $5,045.39 | $12,613.48 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA 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) | $6,221.11 | $15,552.78 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA 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) | $8,115.70 | $20,289.25 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA 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) | $10,355.13 | $25,887.83 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital one side Franklin · Roanoke, VA Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls|LEFT SIDE | $11,529.17 | $19,215.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital one side Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls|LEFT SIDE | $23,684.35 | $39,473.92 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls | $25,583.64 | $42,639.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center one side Petersburg · Richmond, VA Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls|RIGHT SIDE | $26,936.01 | $44,893.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center one side Midlothian · Richmond, VA Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls|RIGHT SIDE | $26,949.85 | $44,916.42 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center one side Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls|RIGHT SIDE | $27,564.79 | $45,941.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center one side Suffolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls|RIGHT SIDE | $28,184.08 | $46,973.47 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond one side Richmond · Richmond, VA Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls|LEFT SIDE | $30,215.78 | $50,359.63 | Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond, VA | 4 | $26,936.01 | $27,257.32 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 3 | $23,684.35 | $25,583.64 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $6,221.11 | $6,221.11 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $8,115.70 | $8,115.70 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $10,355.13 | $10,355.13 |
| Roanoke, VA | 1 | $11,529.17 | $11,529.17 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $3,606.06 | $3,606.06 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $5,045.39 | $5,045.39 |
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
- Tennessee$5,067.38
- Texas$5,243.73
- Utah$3,018.05, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$7,138.42, 2 hospitals
- 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.