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Procedure price report · Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons

Shoulder arthroscopy with biceps tendon reattachment

CPT 29828the billing code this page is about

Keyhole shoulder surgery in which the biceps tendon is cut from its original attachment and anchored to the upper arm bone.

Hospitals typically charge $3,986 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 941 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $4,570. Most fall between $1,652 and $12,106 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
941
States
50
Filings dated
Aug 2022 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 941 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,080$1,868$3,986$9,222$20,288

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 19× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,080 vs $20,288).

How the prices are spread

$757 – $1,099: 51 hospitals$757$1,099 – $1,595: 78 hospitals$1,595 – $2,315: 168 hospitals$1,595$2,315 – $3,360: 90 hospitals$3,360 – $4,877: 129 hospitals$3,360$4,877 – $7,078: 74 hospitals$7,078 – $10,273: 93 hospitals$7,078$10,273 – $14,910: 74 hospitals$14,910 – $21,640: 49 hospitals$14,910$21,640 – $31,408: 42 hospitals$21,640median $3,986price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (848 of 941 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$757$1,09951
$1,099$1,59578
$1,595$2,315168
$2,315$3,36090
$3,360$4,877129
$4,877$7,07874
$7,078$10,27393
$10,273$14,91074
$14,910$21,64049
$21,640$31,40842

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$7,413
Median cash price$3,986
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.54×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $3,986.

Alaska: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: median $1,362 across 11 hospitalsNH$1,362Washington: median $1,995 across 25 hospitalsWA$1,995Idaho: median $9,145 across 19 hospitalsID$9,145Montana: median $1,938 across 11 hospitalsMT$1,938North Dakota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $3,559 across 34 hospitalsMN$3,559Illinois: median $2,475 across 33 hospitalsIL$2,475Wisconsin: median $4,800 across 41 hospitalsWI$4,800Michigan: median $1,948 across 40 hospitalsMI$1,948New York: median $7,413 across 62 hospitalsNY$7,413Massachusetts: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $1,952 across 18 hospitalsOR$1,952Nevada: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $2,262 across 48 hospitalsIA$2,262Indiana: median $2,380 across 28 hospitalsIN$2,380Ohio: median $19,698 across 43 hospitalsOH$19,698Pennsylvania: median $5,050 across 27 hospitalsPA$5,050New Jersey: median $7,807 across 34 hospitalsNJ$7,807Connecticut: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $4,269 across 62 hospitalsCA$4,269Utah: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $1,906 across 16 hospitalsCO$1,906Nebraska: median $1,963 across 22 hospitalsNE$1,963Missouri: median $2,890 across 29 hospitalsMO$2,890Kentucky: median $2,070 across 13 hospitalsKY$2,070West Virginia: median $2,086 across 20 hospitalsWV$2,086Virginia: median $8,130 across 17 hospitalsVA$8,130Maryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $8,904 across 12 hospitalsAZ$8,904New Mexico: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $1,834 across 22 hospitalsKS$1,834Arkansas: median $1,701 across 13 hospitalsAR$1,701Tennessee: median $3,882 across 17 hospitalsTN$3,882North Carolina: median $4,242 across 10 hospitalsNC$4,242South Carolina: median $4,523 across 10 hospitalsSC$4,523Oklahoma: median $1,922 across 17 hospitalsOK$1,922Louisiana: median $9,061 across 13 hospitalsLA$9,061Mississippi: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: median $6,476 across 15 hospitalsAL$6,476Georgia: median $13,882 across 13 hospitalsGA$13,882Hawaii: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $4,485 across 39 hospitalsTX$4,485Florida: median $14,880 across 16 hospitalsFL$14,880
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $3,986. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Ohio OH43$19,698+394%$2,278 – $35,186
Florida FL16$14,880+273%$5,027 – $27,502
Georgia GA13$13,882+248%$7,242 – $20,288
Idaho ID19$9,145+129%$1,844 – $12,106
Louisiana LA13$9,061+127%$4,660 – $15,072
Arizona AZ12$8,904+123%$2,605 – $19,379
Virginia VA17$8,130+104%$3,785 – $27,800
New Jersey NJ34$7,807+96%$4,350 – $9,318
New York NY62$7,413+86%$1,572 – $13,784
Alabama AL15$6,476+62%$2,043 – $18,462
Pennsylvania PA27$5,050+27%$595 – $13,461
Wisconsin WI41$4,800+20%$3,607 – $6,751
South Carolina SC10$4,523+13%$3,614 – $32,106
Texas TX39$4,485+13%$3,277 – $12,781
California CA62$4,269+7%$2,631 – $4,950
North Carolina NC10$4,242+6%$1,585 – $7,574
Tennessee TN17$3,882−3%$1,203 – $9,399
Minnesota MN34$3,559−11%$1,890 – $4,803
Missouri MO29$2,890−28%$1,397 – $18,523
Illinois IL33$2,475−38%$1,225 – $44,808
Indiana IN28$2,380−40%$1,159 – $19,290
Iowa IA48$2,262−43%$1,984 – $2,996
West Virginia WV20$2,086−48%$1,008 – $3,356
Kentucky KY13$2,070−48%$1,225 – $6,553
Washington WA25$1,995−50%$1,581 – $3,156
Nebraska NE22$1,963−51%$773 – $2,939
Oregon OR18$1,952−51%$1,696 – $4,202
Michigan MI40$1,948−51%$1,766 – $9,978
Montana MT11$1,938−51%$1,350 – $4,005
Oklahoma OK17$1,922−52%$1,922 – $14,565
Colorado CO16$1,906−52%$1,532 – $3,632
Kansas KS22$1,834−54%$603 – $7,848
Arkansas AR13$1,701−57%$757 – $3,145
New Hampshire NH11$1,362−66%$830 – $2,141
Mississippi MS9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $3,986.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care652$4,898$1,822 – $13,882
Children’s6fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access282$2,266$1,350 – $4,800
Ownership
For-profit120$7,736$2,790 – $19,290
Government182$2,276$1,525 – $7,600
Non-profit638$4,246$1,633 – $12,106
System affiliation
Part of a system706$4,306$1,766 – $13,784
Independent235$2,478$1,514 – $7,090

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$4,273
Median cash price$3,986
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

397 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,578 and the average of the middle 60% is $3,053; most fall between $1,364 and $4,950.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 397 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$971$1,562$2,578$4,800$11,620

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 12× what the cheapest tenth charges ($971 vs $11,620).

Of the 454 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 397 gave a usable cash price; 26 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 31 a list price only.

How complete is this

941 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (24%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,050 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted941
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here62
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded3
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded9
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded35
Hospitals that filed this code1,050

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Surgical Arthroscopy Shoulder Biceps Tenodesis.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Shoulder arthroscopy with biceps tendon reattachment (CPT 29828) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-29828-shoulder-arthroscopy-with-biceps-tendon-reattachment