Elbow Arthroscopy To Remove Loose Fragment

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 29834

A camera is placed into the elbow joint through a keyhole incision and a loose fragment of bone or cartilage floating in the joint is located and taken out. Instruments pass through one or two extra small openings. It is done for an elbow that catches, locks or cannot fully straighten because something is loose inside.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Elbow Arthroscopy To Remove Loose Fragment cost?

$5,989

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,989 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

12% physician fee88% facility fee

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 55 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$741	$562 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$5,248	$2,399 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $794 to $12,882Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,089

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $812.83 Median $4,570.88 Typical High $11,748.98	Facility	Global	$812.83	$4,570.88	$11,748.98
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,884.03 Median $7,413.10 Typical High $15,135.61	Facility	Global	$2,884.03	$7,413.10	$15,135.61
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $776.25 Median $1,737.80 Typical High $11,481.54	Facility	Global	$776.25	$1,737.80	$11,481.54
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $81.28 Median $81.28 Typical High $81.28	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$81.28	$81.28	$81.28
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,819.70 Median $5,248.07 Typical High $11,748.98	Facility	Global	$1,819.70	$5,248.07	$11,748.98

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 8.2 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

SD $9,952MD $1,208

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.