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Elbow Arthroscopy With Limited Cleanup

Washington 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?

$2,639

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,639 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$501$129 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,175 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $741 to $12,023Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $81 to $1,096
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $501

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
$676.08
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$12,302.69
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,162.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$977.24
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,071.52
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,691.53
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$17,782.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,479.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
7 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
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$26,915.35

Where Washington 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

Washington· 39th of 51

$2,639

$501 physician + $2,138 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.