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Procedure price report · Other OR therapeutic procedures on joints

Wrist arthroscopy with partial removal of joint lining

CPT 29844the billing code this page is about

Keyhole wrist surgery in which part of the inflamed lining of the joint is removed.

Hospitals typically charge $3,164 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 377 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $3,100. Most fall between $1,052 and $6,630 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
377
States
45
Filings dated
Aug 2022 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 23, 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 377 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
$754$1,232$3,164$5,400$8,770

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 12× what the cheapest tenth charges ($754 vs $8,770).

How the prices are spread

$545 – $747: 18 hospitals$545$747 – $1,022: 34 hospitals$1,022 – $1,399: 47 hospitals$1,022$1,399 – $1,915: 41 hospitals$1,915 – $2,622: 21 hospitals$1,915$2,622 – $3,589: 20 hospitals$3,589 – $4,914: 71 hospitals$3,589$4,914 – $6,727: 34 hospitals$6,727 – $9,208: 43 hospitals$6,727$9,208 – $12,606: 13 hospitals$9,208median $3,164price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (342 of 377 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$545$74718
$747$1,02234
$1,022$1,39947
$1,399$1,91541
$1,915$2,62221
$2,622$3,58920
$3,589$4,91471
$4,914$6,72734
$6,727$9,20843
$9,208$12,60613

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,343
Median cash price$3,164
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.95×

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 $3,164.

Alaska: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: median $4,738 across 10 hospitalsID$4,738Montana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $3,696 across 16 hospitalsMN$3,696Illinois: median $1,176 across 16 hospitalsIL$1,176Wisconsin: median $2,503 across 15 hospitalsWI$2,503Michigan: median $1,546 across 14 hospitalsMI$1,546New York: median $3,840 across 25 hospitalsNY$3,840Massachusetts: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,232 across 15 hospitalsIA$1,232Indiana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $1,693 across 12 hospitalsOH$1,693Pennsylvania: median $3,804 across 12 hospitalsPA$3,804New Jersey: median $4,881 across 31 hospitalsNJ$4,881Connecticut: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $6,744 across 43 hospitalsCA$6,744Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,052 across 14 hospitalsOK$1,052Louisiana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMSAlabama: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $4,171 across 24 hospitalsTX$4,171Florida: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $3,164. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA43$6,744+113%$1,472 – $8,770
New Jersey NJ31$4,881+54%$3,594 – $8,290
Idaho ID10$4,738+50%$1,859 – $8,372
Texas TX24$4,171+32%$2,653 – $4,171
New York NY25$3,840+21%$808 – $3,884
Pennsylvania PA12$3,804+20%$2,382 – $6,114
Minnesota MN16$3,696+17%$2,399 – $3,986
Wisconsin WI15$2,503−21%$2,503 – $5,392
Ohio OH12$1,693−47%$1,224 – $2,286
Michigan MI14$1,546−51%$813 – $4,499
Iowa IA15$1,232−61%$1,232 – $1,232
Illinois IL16$1,176−63%$382 – $12,723
Oklahoma OK14$1,052−67%$1,052 – $6,615
Florida FL8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not 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 $3,164.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care302$3,804$1,052 – $8,025
Children’s10fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access65$1,883$846 – $4,089
Ownership
For-profit45$4,738$1,294 – $8,722
Government62$1,601$863 – $3,840
Non-profit270$3,444$1,052 – $6,744
System affiliation
Part of a system291$3,840$1,220 – $8,025
Independent86$1,496$863 – $4,089

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,830
Median cash price$3,164
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

194 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,546 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,417; most fall between $940 and $6,744.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 194 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
$651$1,052$1,546$4,720$8,770

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 13× what the cheapest tenth charges ($651 vs $8,770).

Of the 222 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 194 gave a usable cash price; 22 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 6 a list price only.

How complete is this

377 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (10%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 426 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted377
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here38
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded3
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded7
Hospitals that filed this code426

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 23, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR therapeutic procedures on joints family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Arthroscopy Wrist Surgical Synovectomy Partial.

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, “Wrist arthroscopy with partial removal of joint lining (CPT 29844) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-29844-wrist-arthroscopy-with-partial-removal-of-joint-lining