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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Tennessee 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?

$3,231

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,231 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$661$537 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,585 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $5,888Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,365
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $661

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
$1,819.70
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
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
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$478.63

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 26th of 51

$3,231

$661 physician + $2,570 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.