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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Louisiana 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?

$2,830

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,830 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$692$589 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,820 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $6,761Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $490 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $692

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
$676.08
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$954.99
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
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 36th of 51

$2,830

$692 physician + $2,138 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.