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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Minnesota 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?

$3,092

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,092 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$1,096$794 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$955 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $525 to $6,457Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,995
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $1,096

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
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,137.96
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 28th of 51

$3,092

$1,096 physician + $1,995 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.