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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Massachusetts 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 July 2026.

How much does Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup cost?

$3,311

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $4,677.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $631 to $6,761
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,311

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,128.61
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$45,708.82
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$45,708.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Massachusetts· 31st of 50

$3,311

IN $10,233WV $513

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.