Shoulder Arthroscopy to Repair a SLAP Tear

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 29807

Through small cuts around the shoulder, a camera and fine instruments are used to reattach a torn upper rim of the shoulder socket where the biceps tendon anchors, an injury known as a SLAP tear. Small anchors carrying stitches hold the cartilage rim back onto the bone while it heals. A sling and a staged rehabilitation program follow.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Shoulder Arthroscopy to Repair a SLAP Tear cost?

$7,858

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,858 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,549 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

20% physician fee80% facility fee

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 61 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$1,549	$1,148 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$6,310	$2,692 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $955 to $4,074

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,148.15 Median $4,897.79 Typical High $12,882.50	Facility	Global	$1,148.15	$4,897.79	$12,882.50
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,981.07 Median $12,589.25 Typical High $25,118.86	Facility	Global	$3,981.07	$12,589.25	$25,118.86
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,659.59 Median $3,981.07 Typical High $12,589.25	Facility	Global	$1,659.59	$3,981.07	$12,589.25
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,951.21 Median $8,511.38 Typical High $18,620.87	Facility	Global	$2,951.21	$8,511.38	$18,620.87

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 7.5 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

WI $16,203MD $2,171

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.