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Shoulder Arthroscopy with Subacromial Spacer Implant

Louisiana rates for HCPCS C9781

Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; with implantation of subacromial spacer (e.g., balloon), includes debridement (e.g., limited or extensive), subacromial decompression, acromioplasty, and biceps tenodesis when performed

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Shoulder Arthroscopy with Subacromial Spacer Implant cost?

$10,000

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,802 to $16,982.

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 $10,000 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $25,704Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $15,136
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,000professional $4,365

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
$812.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$30,199.52
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$15,848.93

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Michigan than in Arkansas. 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.

Louisiana· 14th of 51

$10,000

MI $15,136AR $2,188

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.