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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Arizona 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?

$3,061

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,061 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$550$479 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,413 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $661 to $6,918Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,266
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512professional $550

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
$977.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 31st of 51

$3,061

$550 physician + $2,512 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.