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Shoulder Arthroscopy to Repair a SLAP Tear

Louisiana 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?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $6,607.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $891 to $11,482
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,236

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
$891.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$14,454.40
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $3,236 · 41st 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.