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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Michigan 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?

$2,983

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,983 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$692$617 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,778 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $794 to $6,918Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,175
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $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
$707.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,011.87
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$776.25
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
13 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
$331.13
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 34th of 51

$2,983

$692 physician + $2,291 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.