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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Alaska rates for HCPCS 29837

A camera is placed in the elbow through a keyhole incision and damaged tissue is trimmed away from one confined area of the joint. Rough cartilage, a frayed edge or a small area of inflamed lining is tidied up. It is done for a painful or catching elbow where the problem is localized.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup cost?

$6,212

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,212 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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$2,138$1,380 to $2,455
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$3,467 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $537 to $2,754
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $2,138

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
$2,570.40
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,737.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,630.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,090.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Connecticut 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· 5th of 51

$6,212

$2,138 physician + $4,074 facility

CT $7,632MT $1,703

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.