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Keyhole Reattachment of the Biceps Tendon

Alaska rates for HCPCS 29828

Keyhole shoulder surgery in which the long biceps tendon is released from its anchor inside the joint and fixed to the upper arm bone instead, taking a common source of front-of-shoulder pain out of the joint. A camera and instruments work through small punctures, and the tendon is held with an anchor or screw. It is often done together with other shoulder repairs.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Keyhole Reattachment of the Biceps Tendon cost?

$12,227

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,227 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,715 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,511 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$3,715$1,380 to $4,467
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,511$6,310 to $12,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $4,266 to $19,055Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $912 to $5,370
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $3,715

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
$3,890.45
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,019.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,317.64
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,370.32
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,232.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$28,840.32
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.9 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

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$12,227

$3,715 physician + $8,511 facility

CO $14,141MT $2,891

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.