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Shoulder Arthroscopy To Release Scar Tissue

Vermont rates for HCPCS 29825

Keyhole surgery inside the shoulder to free a joint that has become stiff. Through small incisions a camera and fine instruments cut and remove the bands of scar tissue and tight capsule that are blocking movement, and the arm may also be moved through its full range while the patient is asleep. Physiotherapy begins soon afterwards to hold on to the movement gained.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Shoulder Arthroscopy To Release Scar Tissue cost?

$8,519

Typical total for the visit. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,519 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$933$759 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,586$3,631 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $7,586Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $7,586professional $933

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.1 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

Vermont· 2nd of 51

$8,519

$933 physician + $7,586 facility

CT $9,665MT $1,888

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.