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Elbow Arthroscopy, Partial Joint Lining Removal

Washington rates for HCPCS 29835

A minimally invasive elbow operation done through small incisions with a camera, in which the surgeon removes part of the inflamed lining of the joint. That lining can thicken and swell with arthritis or ongoing irritation, causing pain, swelling, and loss of motion. Only the affected portion of the lining is taken out rather than all of it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Elbow Arthroscopy, Partial Joint Lining Removal cost?

$2,083

Typical total for the visit. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,083 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$794$617 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$776 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $617 to $13,183Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,514
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,288professional $794

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
$794.33
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$17,782.79
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,265.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,818.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$213.80
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,023.29
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$17,378.01
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Washington sits

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

Physician feeFacility feeWashington $2,083 · 44th of 50
WV $12,560ND $1,536

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.