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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

South 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?

$3,067

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,067 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,072$776 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$933 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,399Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,445
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,995professional $1,072

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
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,148.15
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where South 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

South Dakota· 30th of 51

$3,067

$1,072 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.