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Shoulder arthroscopy with decompression in Cape Coral, FL costs $15,445 to $18,183. Here's every hospital's price.

3 hospitals in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy with decompression (CPT 29826). The lowest is $15,445 at Cape Coral Hospital, the median is $15,494 and the highest is $18,183 at Lee Memorial Hospital.

The Cape Coral, FL median of $15,494 is 442% above the national median of $2,859 across 435 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $9 to $11. 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 March 2026.

$15,445
lowest cash price in Cape Coral, FL
Cape Coral Hospital · 6 mi
$49 below the median
$15,494
median cash price
3 hospitals
1.2×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
3/3
hospitals with a cash price

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Cape Coral Hospital

Cape Coral · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

$15,445
list $77,225
2
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health

Fort Myers · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$15,494
list $77,470 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Lee Memorial Hospital

Fort Myers · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$18,183
list $90,915
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?

Questions people ask