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Diagnostic Shoulder Arthroscopy

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 29805

A pencil-thin camera is passed into the shoulder joint through a small puncture so the surgeon can look directly at the cartilage, the joint lining, and the tendons inside. A small sample of the joint lining may be taken while the camera is in there. It is used when examination and scans have not explained shoulder pain, catching, or locking.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Shoulder Arthroscopy cost?

$2,907

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,907 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$912$794 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$468 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,236Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $912

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$933.25

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Connecticut than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Dakota· 32nd of 51

$2,907

$912 physician + $1,995 facility

CT $8,362MT $1,518

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.