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Shoulder Arthroscopy, Subacromial Decompression

Vermont rates for HCPCS 29826

Through small incisions with a camera and fine instruments, the surgeon enlarges the space above the rotator cuff by shaving bone from the underside of the overhanging tip of the shoulder blade and clearing inflamed tissue, releasing the ligament that bridges that space when needed. This gives the rotator cuff tendons room to move without catching. It is additional work carried out within another shoulder operation and is billed in addition to that main procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Shoulder Arthroscopy, Subacromial Decompression cost?

$2,483

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,483 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $295 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$295$245 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$2,188 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $501 to $4,266Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $219 to $851
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $295

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
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$660.69
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$870.96

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 12.8 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· 13th of 51

$2,483

$295 physician + $2,188 facility

CT $6,759MT $526

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.