# Shoulder bone shaving (keyhole surgery) in GA

Billing code `29826`. Prices for this code at 58 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/shoulder-bone-shaving-keyhole-surgery

Shoulder arthroscopy/surgery

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 34 publish a facility charge; 8 publish both, mixed together; 16 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $180 |
| Typical | $3,442 |
| Dearest tenth | $12,763 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 71-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital | GREENSBORO | 4/5 | $3 | $3 | not mentioned | $30,141 | $3 | $3 | 1 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | not mentioned | $151 | not published | $146 | $1,573 | 112 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $157 | $157 | not mentioned | $3,142 | $152 | $168 | 20 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $165 | $165 | not mentioned | not published | $163 | $326 | 13 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $165 | $183 | not published | $163 | $5,479 | 29 |
| Optim Medical Center - Screven | SYLVANIA | not rated | $172 | $172 | not mentioned | $23,258 | $170 | $255 | 6 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $166 | $208 | not published | $163 | $5,079 | 36 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $3,297 | $196 | not published | $188 | $3,297 | 19 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $25,109 | $241 | not published | $160 | $50,000 | 6 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $25,109 | $241 | not published | $160 | $50,000 | 6 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $1,473 | $177 | not published | $27 | $3,856 | 82 |
| Evans Memorial Hospital | CLAXTON | not rated | $361 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $96 | $527 | 10 |
| Optim Medical Center - Tattnall | REIDSVILLE | not rated | $1,259 | $1,259 | not mentioned | $23,258 | $866 | $1,259 | 6 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $1,705 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,056 | $9,398 | 92 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $1,860 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,182 | $22,680 | 79 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $1,993 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $167 | $2,819 | 11 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $2,028 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,182 | $9,852 | 86 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $2,050 | $2,050 | not mentioned | not published | $219 | $3,836 | 6 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | DALTON | 3/5 | $2,395 | $2,395 | not mentioned | not published | $2,288 | $2,514 | 3 |
| Morgan Medical Center | MADISON | not rated | $2,400 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,400 | $3,745 | 9 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $2,522 | $2,522 | not mentioned | not published | $1,266 | $3,108 | 5 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $2,522 | $2,522 | not mentioned | not published | $2,522 | $3,108 | 3 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $2,591 | $2,591 | not mentioned | not published | $693 | $5,809 | 8 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $2,612 | $2,612 | not mentioned | not published | $1,314 | $5,657 | 15 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $2,612 | $2,612 | not mentioned | not published | $1,314 | $5,657 | 15 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $2,700 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,758 | $9,398 | 57 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $2,700 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,669 | $9,829 | 52 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $3,108 | $3,108 | not mentioned | not published | $1,277 | $8,307 | 5 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $3,442 | $3,442 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $5,809 | 4 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $3,442 | $3,442 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $5,809 | 4 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $3,442 | $3,442 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $5,809 | 4 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $3,442 | $3,442 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $5,809 | 4 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $3,442 | $3,442 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $5,809 | 4 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $3,442 | $3,442 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $5,809 | 4 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $3,442 | $3,442 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $5,809 | 4 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $3,442 | $3,442 | not mentioned | not published | $1,937 | $5,809 | 4 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $3,988 | $3,988 | not mentioned | $8,718 | $1,343 | $6,293 | 6 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $4,085 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $339 | $4,085 | 3 |
| Taylor Regional Hospital | HAWKINSVILLE | not rated | see split | $5,499 | $3,132 | $22,372 | $3,132 | $6,830 | 3 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $5,450 | $5,450 | not mentioned | $8,718 | $1,343 | $6,293 | 8 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $5,450 | $5,450 | not mentioned | $8,718 | $1,343 | $6,293 | 8 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $5,450 | $5,450 | not mentioned | $8,718 | $1,343 | $6,293 | 8 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $5,450 | $5,450 | not mentioned | not published | $1,580 | $6,293 | 4 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $5,450 | $5,450 | not mentioned | $8,718 | $1,343 | $6,293 | 8 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $5,450 | $5,450 | not mentioned | $8,718 | $1,343 | $6,293 | 8 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | SANDERSVILLE | not rated | $6,085 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $4,347 | $659 | $7,215 | 18 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $7,181 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $196 | $50,000 | 47 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $7,421 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $196 | $50,000 | 52 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $7,421 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $196 | $50,000 | 48 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $8,162 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $196 | $50,000 | 47 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $8,978 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $196 | $50,000 | 52 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $12,089 | $12,089 | not mentioned | not published | $2,165 | $17,920 | 4 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $14,335 | $14,335 | not mentioned | not published | $9,843 | $17,920 | 3 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $14,335 | $14,335 | not mentioned | not published | $9,843 | $17,920 | 3 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $14,335 | $14,335 | not mentioned | not published | $9,843 | $17,920 | 3 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $14,531 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $14,531 | $5,264 | $22,523 | 17 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | $21,572 | $21,572 | not mentioned | $29,842 | $6,997 | $21,572 | 94 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $21,727 | $21,727 | not mentioned | $24,007 | $163 | $75,577 | 20 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 1 of the 15 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 14 it is higher.

## The doctor's side, roughly

Nationally, Medicare allows about $117 for the clinician who performs or reads this service, across 2,425 billing providers in 2024. That is a separate bill from everything above and is NOT added to any figure on this page -- it is here to show the rough size of what a hospital price leaves out.

1 of these 58 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica.

## Others in orthopedics

- [MRI, knee, without contrast](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/mri-knee-without-contrast) -- 108 hospitals, typically $640
- [Large joint injection or fluid drainage](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/large-joint-injection-or-fluid-drainage) -- 108 hospitals, typically $611
- [Shoulder joint dye injection for imaging](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/shoulder-joint-dye-injection-for-imaging) -- 83 hospitals, typically $1,021
- [Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/knee-arthroscopy-with-meniscus-repair) -- 63 hospitals, typically $4,531

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Every procedure with a published price in GA: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga
Prices that look wrong: info@clearcharge.org

Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-28; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.