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Keyhole Shoulder Clean-Up, Limited

South 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?

$4,144

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,144 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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$513$316 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,862 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $13,183Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $95 to $912
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $513

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
$616.60
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$794.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,230.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
12 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
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82

Where South 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

South Carolina· 15th of 51

$4,144

$513 physician + $3,631 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.