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Wrist Arthroscopy for Cartilage Cushion Repair

Hawaii 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?

$2,454

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,454 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$676$91.20 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,259 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $4,467Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $30 to $724
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $676

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
$1,047.13
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$724.44

Where Hawaii 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

Hawaii· 46th of 51

$2,454

$676 physician + $1,778 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.