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Keyhole Shoulder Clean-Up, Limited

North Carolina 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?

$3,001

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,001 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$813$661 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,047 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $589 to $7,079Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,622
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $813

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,000.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
14 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$3,001

$813 physician + $2,188 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.