How much does shoulder arthroscopy, capsulorrhaphy (labral/instability) cost in Virginia?
CPT 29806 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Virginia.
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29806 Shoulder arthroscopy, capsulorrhaphy (labral/instability)
Market typical price
$9,268
54 facilities · typical range $7,208 – $13,626 · 1.3× Medicare OPPS
Typical
$9,268
Medicare $7,144
$707 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $46,812
What Medicare pays
$7,144
Market typical
$9,268
Cash / self-pay price
$8,084
Prices near you — 54 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centra Lynchburg General Hospital (Lynchburg) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $707cash | 0.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital (Lynchburg) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $707cash | 0.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Sovah Health Martinsville (Martinsville) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $1,716cash | 0.2× | — |
| UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center (Culpeper) | Hospital | $4,118cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center (Haymarket) | Hospital | $4,118cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health Prince William Medical Center (Manassas) | Hospital | $4,118cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health University Medical Center (Charlottesville) | Hospital | $4,942cash | 0.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| VCU Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,094negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg (Williamsburg) | Hospital | $7,162negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.5% |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center (Newport News) | Hospital | $7,162negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Riverside Walter Reed Hospital (Gloucester) | Hospital | $7,162negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.9% |
| VHC Health, Virginia Hospital Center (Arlington) | Hospital | $7,193negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Chippenham Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,208negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Forest campus (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,208negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,208negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Parham Doctors' Hospital — ortho/spine-focused campus (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,208negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center (Fredericksburg) | Hospital | $7,208negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Augusta Health (Fishersville) | Hospital | $7,342negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (Charlottesville) | Hospital | $7,425negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center (Harrisonburg) | Hospital | $7,434negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital (South Boston) | Hospital | $7,493negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Mary Washington Hospital (Fredericksburg) | Hospital | $7,784negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Stafford Hospital (Stafford) | Hospital | $7,784negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Wythe County Community Hospital (Wytheville) | Hospital | $7,905cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Clinch Valley Medical Center (Richlands) | Hospital | $8,262cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (Woodbridge) | Hospital | $8,647negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Reston Hospital Center (Reston) | Hospital | $9,889negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| StoneSprings Hospital Center (Dulles) | Hospital | $9,889negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.1% |
| Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (Chesapeake) | Hospital | $9,903negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| TriCities Hospital, formerly John Randolph Medical Center (Hopewell) | Hospital | $10,109negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Retreat Doctors' Hospital (Richmond) | Hospital | $10,419negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital (Alexandria) | Hospital | $10,716negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Fairfax) | Hospital | $10,716negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church) | Hospital | $10,716negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital (Leesburg) | Hospital | $10,716negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (Alexandria) | Hospital | $10,716negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| LewisGale Hospital Montgomery (Blacksburg) | Hospital | $12,396negotiated | 1.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| LewisGale Medical Center (Salem) | Hospital | $12,531negotiated | 1.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Fauquier Hospital (Warrenton) | Hospital | $13,051cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital — orthopedic-focused (Norfolk) | Hospital | $13,364negotiated | 1.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.2% |
| Sovah Health Danville (Danville) | Hospital | $13,465cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| LewisGale Hospital Pulaski (Pulaski) | Hospital | $14,109negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (Virginia Beach) | Hospital | $14,126negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital (Virginia Beach) | Hospital | $14,748negotiated | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (Norfolk) | Hospital | $14,961negotiated | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| LewisGale Hospital Alleghany (Low Moor) | Hospital | $15,708negotiated | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Obici Hospital (Suffolk) | Hospital | $16,586negotiated | 2.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital (Newport News) | Hospital | $19,899cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital (Hampton) | Hospital | $22,221negotiated | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital (Richmond) gross charge | Hospital | $23,643cash | 3.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.8% |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center (Williamsburg) gross charge | Hospital | $23,909negotiated | 3.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center (Petersburg) gross charge | Hospital | $42,481cash | 5.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center (Mechanicsville) gross charge | Hospital | $42,968cash | 6.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center (Portsmouth) gross charge | Hospital | $46,812cash | 6.6× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 8 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
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What should 29806 cost in Virginia?
For shoulder arthroscopy, capsulorrhaphy (labral/instability) (CPT 29806) in Virginia, a fair self-pay price is around $9,268, with hospitals ranging from $7,208 to $13,626 across 54 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $7,144, the benchmark every published rate is measured against. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does shoulder arthroscopy, capsulorrhaphy (labral/instability) cost in Virginia?
A fair self-pay price for shoulder arthroscopy, capsulorrhaphy (labral/instability) (CPT 29806) in Virginia is around $9,268, with hospital prices ranging from $7,208 to $13,626 across 54 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 29806?
Medicare pays about $7,144 for shoulder arthroscopy, capsulorrhaphy (labral/instability) (CPT 29806). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of shoulder arthroscopy, capsulorrhaphy (labral/instability)?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.