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Cell Injection Into A Shoulder Tendon

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 0718T

Injects the cell preparation made from the patient's own fatty tissue into a partly torn shoulder tendon, with ultrasound used to watch the needle reach the damaged part of the tendon. It is done with a needle rather than as an operation to stitch the tendon.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cell Injection Into A Shoulder Tendon cost?

$1,820

Typical facility fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $3,548.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $794 to $4,467Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $977

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 166.0 times more in South Carolina than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Arkansas· 33rd of 49

$1,820

SC $7,762KY $46.77

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.