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Keyhole Surgery of the Joint Below the Ankle

Arizona rates for HCPCS 29904

Keyhole surgery of the joint just beneath the ankle, in which a small camera and fine instruments are passed through tiny incisions to treat a problem inside the joint. Working this way avoids the larger incision an open operation would need, so the surrounding tissue is disturbed less.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Surgery of the Joint Below the Ankle cost?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$661$589 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$3,020 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $7,762Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,802professional $661

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
$2,238.72
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Arizona· 24th of 51

$955

CA $5,012KY $617

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.