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Ankle Arthroscopy With Limited Clean-Out

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 29897

A small camera and instruments are inserted into the ankle joint through tiny incisions, and inflamed lining, loose cartilage or scar tissue is trimmed away from part of the joint. This is the more limited clean-out; when abnormal tissue has to be cleared from a wider area of the joint, a more extensive version is performed instead. Most people go home the same day.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ankle Arthroscopy With Limited Clean-Out cost?

$6,026

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $8,913.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $1,148

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 20.4 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Nebraska· 9th of 50

$6,026

IN $10,000MD $490

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.