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Elbow Arthroscopy With Extensive Cleanup

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 29838

A camera is placed in the elbow through a keyhole incision and damaged tissue is trimmed and removed from the joint, working across a wide area rather than at one small spot. Rough cartilage, scar tissue, inflamed lining and bone spurs may all be addressed. It is done for an elbow that is painful, catching or stiff from widespread wear inside the joint.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Elbow Arthroscopy With Extensive Cleanup cost?

$4,054

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,054 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$891$794 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$2,291 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $6,310Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,660
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $891

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
$831.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
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
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 4.0 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

New Hampshire· 18th of 51

$4,054

$891 physician + $3,162 facility

CT $7,716MT $1,932

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.