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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Nevada 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?

$3,074

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,074 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$562$501 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,660 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $5,495Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $447 to $871
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $562

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
$562.34
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$870.96
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$741.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$398.11

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 29th of 51

$3,074

$562 physician + $2,512 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.