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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Iowa 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?

$4,137

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,137 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,047$832 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,445 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,090professional $1,047

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
$831.76
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
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
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 15th of 51

$4,137

$1,047 physician + $3,090 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.