go back

Wrist Arthroscopy for Cartilage Cushion Repair

Arizona rates for HCPCS 29846

Through small punctures at the back of the wrist, a camera and fine instruments are used to trim or repair the triangular cartilage cushion on the little-finger side of the wrist and to clean damaged tissue out of the joint. This cushion supports the wrist during gripping and twisting, and a tear in it causes pain and clicking on that side. It is normally day surgery followed by splinting and therapy.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Wrist Arthroscopy for Cartilage Cushion Repair cost?

$3,004

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,004 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,455 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$550$479 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,455$1,413 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $661 to $6,918Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $457 to $4,365
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,455professional $550

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
$977.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
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
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Wisconsin 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

Arizona· 32nd of 51

$3,004

$550 physician + $2,455 facility

WI $7,546MT $1,683

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.