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Procedure price report · Other OR therapeutic procedures on joints

Hip arthroscopy to trim cartilage or remove bone spurs

CPT 29862the billing code this page is about

Keyhole surgery on the hip joint to shave damaged cartilage, trim the labrum, and remove overgrown bone or scarred tissue.

Hospitals typically charge $3,786 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 388 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $4,683. Most fall between $1,439 and $10,476 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
388
States
45
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – 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 388 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
$1,067$1,507$3,786$9,058$15,747

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 15× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,067 vs $15,747).

How the prices are spread

$662 – $931: 13 hospitals$662$931 – $1,309: 27 hospitals$1,309 – $1,841: 58 hospitals$1,309$1,841 – $2,589: 49 hospitals$2,589 – $3,641: 25 hospitals$2,589$3,641 – $5,120: 23 hospitals$5,120 – $7,201: 38 hospitals$5,120$7,201 – $10,128: 54 hospitals$10,128 – $14,244: 23 hospitals$10,128$14,244 – $20,033: 40 hospitals$14,244median $3,786price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (350 of 388 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$662$93113
$931$1,30927
$1,309$1,84158
$1,841$2,58949
$2,589$3,64125
$3,641$5,12023
$5,120$7,20138
$7,201$10,12854
$10,128$14,24423
$14,244$20,03340

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$7,413
Median cash price$3,786
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.51×

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 $3,786.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: median $7,519 across 11 hospitalsID$7,519Montana: 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: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $1,867 across 16 hospitalsIL$1,867Wisconsin: median $4,026 across 15 hospitalsWI$4,026Michigan: median $1,439 across 27 hospitalsMI$1,439New York: median $8,454 across 27 hospitalsNY$8,454Massachusetts: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $1,507 across 11 hospitalsOR$1,507Nevada: 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 $2,000 across 14 hospitalsIA$2,000Indiana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $2,508 across 10 hospitalsOH$2,508Pennsylvania: median $1,267 across 20 hospitalsPA$1,267New Jersey: median $7,807 across 32 hospitalsNJ$7,807Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $15,747 across 31 hospitalsCA$15,747Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 1 hospital 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: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceNMKansas: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,345 across 14 hospitalsOK$1,345Louisiana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $5,561 across 21 hospitalsTX$5,561Florida: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $3,786. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA31$15,747+316%$2,086 – $15,747
New York NY27$8,454+123%$2,414 – $8,454
New Jersey NJ32$7,807+106%$5,110 – $9,093
Idaho ID11$7,519+99%$6,122 – $14,738
Texas TX21$5,561+47%$5,561 – $7,182
Wisconsin WI15$4,026+6%$3,081 – $5,100
Ohio OH10$2,508−34%$1,449 – $7,861
Iowa IA14$2,000−47%$2,000 – $2,000
Illinois IL16$1,867−51%$625 – $5,018
Oregon OR11$1,507−60%$1,507 – $2,695
Michigan MI27$1,439−62%$1,439 – $2,273
Oklahoma OK14$1,345−64%$1,345 – $12,803
Pennsylvania PA20$1,267−67%$505 – $11,093
Nebraska NE9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA1not 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 $3,786.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care309$5,561$1,439 – $13,147
Children’s10fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access69$2,406$1,235 – $4,982
Ownership
For-profit50$8,123$1,676 – $16,022
Government55$2,273$1,390 – $8,454
Non-profit283$3,680$1,372 – $9,978
System affiliation
Part of a system296$4,580$1,439 – $12,319
Independent92$2,576$1,351 – $7,890

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$3,369
Median cash price$3,786
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

185 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,273 and the average of the middle 60% is $3,473; most fall between $1,345 and $12,077.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 185 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
$1,067$1,507$2,273$7,182$15,747

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 15× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,067 vs $15,747).

Of the 209 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 185 gave a usable cash price; 16 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 8 a list price only.

How complete is this

388 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 437 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted388
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here35
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded2
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded12
Hospitals that filed this code437

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 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 Arthrs Hip Debridement/Shaving Articular Crtlg.

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, “Hip arthroscopy to trim cartilage or remove bone spurs (CPT 29862) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-29862-hip-arthroscopy-to-trim-cartilage-or-remove-bone-spurs