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Extensive Shoulder Cleanout With A Scope

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 29823

A scope procedure that clears damaged tissue from three or more structures inside the shoulder. Instruments are passed through small openings to trim or remove that tissue. Removing a loose object found inside the joint is included.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extensive Shoulder Cleanout With A Scope cost?

$631

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $2,138.

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 $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $7,762Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $132 to $933
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $589

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$933.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Wyoming than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$631

WY $3,715DE $617

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.