Shoulder decompression add-on cost in Washington
In Washington, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $1,496.00 to $46,287.02, with a median of $2,844.59. The lowest price is at Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 (Ellensburg). The highest price is 30.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,844.59, is 45% below the US median of $5,142.13.
- Washington ranks 10th of 35 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
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 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,496.00Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1
Median$2,844.59half of hospitals charge less
Highest$46,287.02in Washington
Lowest saves$1,348.59vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 lowest Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | $1,496.00 | $1,760.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $1,596.35 | $3,990.87 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center one side Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA SHAVING OF PART OF SHOULDER BONE AND REPAIR OF LIGAMENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $1,752.80 | $2,696.62 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center one side Bellingham · Bellingham, WA SHAVING OF PART OF SHOULDER BONE AND REPAIR OF LIGAMENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $1,880.55 | $2,893.16 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | $2,404.00 | $3,005.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ARTHROSCOPY,SHOULDER,SURGICAL;WITH PARTIAL ACROMIOPLASTY | $2,827.44 | $5,544.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center one side Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA SHAVING OF PART OF SHOULDER BONE AND REPAIR OF LIGAMENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $2,861.73 | $4,402.66 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center one side Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA SHAVING OF PART OF SHOULDER BONE AND REPAIR OF LIGAMENT USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $3,108.63 | $4,782.50 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA Arthro decom subacrom space OR | $4,000.00 | $5,000.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | $5,704.06 | $5,704.06 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Shaving of shoulder bone using an endoscope | $17,520.00 | $21,900.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Surgical Arthroscopy Sho W/Coracoacrm Ligm Rls | $46,287.02 | $66,124.32 | Mar 12, 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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $2,827.44 | $24,557.23 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $1,880.55 | $1,880.55 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,496.00 | $1,496.00 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $4,000.00 | $4,000.00 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $1,596.35 | $1,596.35 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $2,861.73 | $2,861.73 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $3,108.63 | $3,108.63 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $17,520.00 | $17,520.00 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $2,404.00 | $2,404.00 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $1,752.80 | $1,752.80 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $5,704.06 | $5,704.06 |
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
- Virginia$23,684.35
- West Virginia$1,977.42
- Wisconsin$2,186.35
- Wyoming$1,656.56, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.