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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

North Dakota 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?

$3,019

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,019 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,023$891 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$525 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $525 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $1,023

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 32nd of 51

$3,019

$1,023 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.