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Shoulder Arthroscopy With Rotator Cuff Repair

Rhode Island 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?

$1,380

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $1,738.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,089
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $1,288

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
$1,621.81
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Rhode Island· 43rd of 51

$1,380

WI $3,890DE $1,122

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.