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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Missouri 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?

$4,942

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,942 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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$676$562 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$2,089 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $14,454Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $490 to $2,399
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $676

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
$1,698.24
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
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
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$416.87

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 8th of 51

$4,942

$676 physician + $4,266 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.