Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L
Elgin, IL
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Advocate Sherman Hospital’s median price of $6.5k is 82% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 82% of the 2,108 hospitals reporting CPT 29881. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 5 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Ambetter medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $4,904 | $4,904 | $4,904 – $4,904 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $4,904 | $4,904 | $4,904 – $4,904 |
| 3 | Oscar medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $5,073 | $5,073 | $5,073 – $5,073 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $7,154 | $6,991 | $6,469 – $7,351 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare hmo case rate · outpatient | $8,168 | $8,168 | $8,168 – $8,168 |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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