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Keyhole Shoulder Clean-Up, Limited

Alaska rates for HCPCS 29822

Keyhole surgery of the shoulder in which frayed or inflamed tissue is trimmed away from a small area inside the joint, such as a ragged edge of cartilage or thickened joint lining. A camera and fine instruments work through small punctures and the debris is washed out. This is the limited version, dealing with a small amount of tissue rather than a widespread clean-up.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Keyhole Shoulder Clean-Up, Limited cost?

$6,407

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,407 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,239$1,023 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$3,467 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $14,125Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $562 to $3,162
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $2,239

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
$2,630.27
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,709.64
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,162.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.7 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

Alaska· 5th of 51

$6,407

$2,239 physician + $4,169 facility

CT $8,304MT $1,762

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.