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Shoulder arthroscopy with decompression in Oshkosh, WI costs $1,818. Here's every hospital's price.

1 hospitals in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 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 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area, 1 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy with decompression (CPT 29826). The lowest is $1,818 at Thedacare Regional Med Ctr - Neenah, the median is $1,818 and the highest is $1,818.

The Oshkosh, WI median of $1,818 is 36% below the national median of $2,859 across 435 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

2 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1,291 to $14,586. 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 November 2025 and August 2026.

$1,818
lowest cash price in Oshkosh, WI
Thedacare Regional Med Ctr - Neenah · 13 mi
$1,818
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Sorted by cash price

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Thedacare Regional Med Ctr - Neenah

Neenah · 13 mi · File Aug 2026

$1,818
list $3,246 · lowest of 3 lines
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Aurora Medical Ctr Oshkosh

Oshkosh · 5 mi · File Nov 2025

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3
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley

Neenah · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

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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?

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