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Keyhole Shoulder Clean-Up, Limited

New Mexico 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?

$2,967

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,967 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$676$603 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,549 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $617 to $12,023Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $501 to $977
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $676

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
$549.54
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
6 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
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 36th of 51

$2,967

$676 physician + $2,291 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.