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Shoulder Arthroscopy With Rotator Cuff Repair

North Carolina 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?

$6,844

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,844 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$1,047 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$2,399 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $933 to $3,631
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $1,349

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
$1,071.52
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,801.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$19,498.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,238.72
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$42,657.95
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Mississippi. 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

North Carolina· 30th of 51

$6,844

$1,349 physician + $5,495 facility

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.