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Shoulder arthroscopy with decompression in Atlanta, GA costs $8,718. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area publish a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy with decompression (CPT 29826). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy with decompression (CPT 29826). The lowest is $8,718 at Emory University Hospital, the median is $8,718 and the highest is $8,718 at Emory Johns Creek Hospital.

The Atlanta, GA median of $8,718 is 116% above the national median of $4,035 across 126 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1,343 to $6,293. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated April 2026. 36 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$8,718
lowest cash price in Atlanta, GA
Emory University Hospital · 6 mi
$8,718
median cash price
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Emory University Hospital

Atlanta · 6 mi · File Apr 2026

$8,718
list $8,718 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Emory Decatur Hospital

Decatur · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$8,718
list $8,718 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Emory University Hospital Midtown

Atlanta · 3 mi · File Apr 2026

$8,718
list $8,718 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Emory Hillandale Hospital

Lithonia · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

$8,718
list $8,718 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Emory Johns Creek Hospital

Johns Creek · 26 mi · File Apr 2026

$8,718
list $8,718 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 29826. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 29826, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About shoulder arthroscopy with decompression

CPT 29826 is a keyhole shoulder operation in which the surgeon shaves bone and tissue under the acromion to relieve impingement. It is nearly always done together with other shoulder work, such as a rotator cuff repair (29827), and is technically an add-on code, so a hospital's price for 29826 alone rarely reflects the whole operation.

What the price covers

The hospital's facility fee for the operating room, arthroscopy equipment, nursing, supplies and recovery, for this component. The surgeon, anesthesia provider and any implants used in a combined repair bill separately. Expect the total for a shoulder arthroscopy visit to be considerably more than this single code.

Why prices vary

Orthopedic surgery has some of the widest price spreads in hospital files. Ambulatory surgery centers, often physician-owned, are usually much cheaper than hospital outpatient departments for the same arthroscopy. Within hospitals, large systems list the highest charges.

Questions to ask

  • Which codes will be billed for my operation, and what is the self-pay price for all of them together?
  • What do the surgeon and anesthesia charge?
  • Could the same surgeon do it at an ambulatory surgery center?

Hospitals in Atlanta, GA without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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