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Shoulder Arthroscopy With Rotator Cuff Repair

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Shoulder Arthroscopy With Rotator Cuff Repair cost?

$5,374

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,374 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,138$1,479 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,549 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $5,012Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,951
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $2,138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,943.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,344.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,951.21
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Colorado 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

South Dakota· 36th of 51

$5,374

$2,138 physician + $3,236 facility

CO $14,362MT $3,396

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.