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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Maryland 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?

$646

Typical facility fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $851.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $513 to $6,761Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $537 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $851professional $603

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 50

$646

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.