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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Idaho 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?

$3,235

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,235 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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 9 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 $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,862 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,230
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,258.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,715.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$5,128.61
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
23 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
$338.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 25th of 51

$3,235

$1,047 physician + $2,188 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.