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Shoulder Arthroscopy With Rotator Cuff Repair

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 29827

This is a minimally invasive surgery performed through small incisions in the shoulder using a camera and specialized instruments, used to repair a torn rotator cuff tendon. The surgeon reattaches the torn tendon to the bone, typically using anchors, without making a large open incision. It's a common treatment for rotator cuff tears that haven't healed with rest, therapy, or medication.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Shoulder Arthroscopy With Rotator Cuff Repair cost?

$10,461

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,461 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,549 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,913 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,549$1,023 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,913$6,166 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $4,571 to $17,378Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $851 to $4,467
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $8,913professional $1,549

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
$4,365.16
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$15,488.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$26,915.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,884.03
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeConnecticut $10,461 · 7th of 51
WI $15,973MS $3,097

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.