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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Indiana 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?

$4,690

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,690 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 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$617$513 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$1,820 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $891 to $14,125Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $468 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $617

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
$489.78
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$123.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,467.37
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,677.35
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
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
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$380.19

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 10th of 51

$4,690

$617 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.