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Extensive Shoulder Cleanout With A Scope

Vermont 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?

$759

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $1,023.

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 $5,129 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $5,495Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $74 to $1,259
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $5,129professional $759

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,258.93
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 40th of 51

$759

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.