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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

South Carolina 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?

$4,220

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,220 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$427 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,862 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $13,183Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $81 to $813
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $589

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
$602.56
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,174.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 14th of 51

$4,220

$589 physician + $3,631 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.