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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Hawaii 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?

$2,454

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,454 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$676$91.20 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,259 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $4,467Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $30 to $724
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $676

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
$1,047.13
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$724.44

Where Hawaii 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

Hawaii· 44th of 51

$2,454

$676 physician + $1,778 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.