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Hip Keyhole Surgery to Remove a Loose Body

Utah rates for HCPCS 29861

A camera and fine instruments are passed into the hip joint through small punctures, and a loose fragment of bone or cartilage — or another foreign object — floating in the joint is located and taken out. Such fragments can catch between the ball and socket, causing pain, clicking, and sudden locking. Because the joint is not opened widely, recovery is generally quicker than after open surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hip Keyhole Surgery to Remove a Loose Body cost?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $6,607.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,622
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $1,047

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,709.64
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$21,379.62
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$15,848.93

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 17.0 times more in South Carolina than in West Virginia. 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.

Utah· 36th of 50

$3,162

SC $12,023WV $708

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.