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Shoulder Arthroscopy to Repair a SLAP Tear

California 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?

$10,965

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,965 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,244 to $16,218.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,482 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $21,380Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $832 to $2,291
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $11,482professional $1,148

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$22,387.21
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$26,302.68
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,344.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$45,708.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where California sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $10,965 · 3rd of 50
IN $16,982MD $1,023

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.