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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Montana 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?

$1,703

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,703 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 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$832$562 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$871 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,884Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $457 to $891
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $871professional $832

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Montana 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

Montana· 51st of 51

$1,703

$832 physician + $871 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.