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Shoulder arthroscopy with decompression in Los Angeles, CA costs $254 to $18,342. Here's every hospital's price.

8 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 8 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy with decompression (CPT 29826). The lowest is $254 at Providence St. Joseph Hospital, the median is $4,035 and the highest is $18,342 at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley. The most expensive hospital lists 72 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $4,035 is in line with the national median of $4,035 across 132 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

25 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $430 to $37,308. 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 between July 2024 and September 2026. 71 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.

$254
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
Providence St. Joseph Hospital · 29 mi
$3,782 below the median
$4,035
median cash price
8 hospitals
72×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
8/100
hospitals with a cash price
71 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$254
list $317 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles · 12 mi · File Nov 2025

$937
list $1,441 · lowest of 37 lines
3
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

Marina Del Rey · 17 mi · File Nov 2025

$1,551
list $2,386 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles

Los Angeles · 6 mi · File Apr 2026

$4,035
list $7,760 · lowest of 4 lines
5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La

Los Angeles · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$4,035
list $7,760 · lowest of 4 lines
6
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim

Anaheim · 26 mi · File Apr 2026

$4,035
list $7,760 · lowest of 4 lines
7
L A Downtown Medical Center

Los Angeles · 5 mi · Older file Jul 2024

$6,034
list $6,034
8
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley

Sun Valley · 15 mi · File Nov 2025

$18,342
list $18,342
9
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro

San Pedro · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

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10
Community Hospital of Huntington Park

Huntington Park · 9 mi · File Feb 2026

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11
Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Fullerton · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

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12
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr

Burbank · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

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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 Los Angeles, CA 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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