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KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY
Birmingham, AL
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Affinity Hospital LLC’s median price of $6.8k is 5% below the median hospital's median price ($7.1k), higher than 43% of the 1,605 hospitals reporting CPT 29887. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 20 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 | Aetna aetna all facility · other · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 2 | First Health first health facility · other · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc iex facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · case rate · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 5 | Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · per diem · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 7 | Optum node united optum va ccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
| 8 | Cigna Healthspring node cigna healthspring mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 9 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 10 | Clover node clover health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 11 | Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 12 | WellCare node wellcare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 13 | Bcbs Al bcbs al all facility · other · outpatient | $9.6k | $9.6k | — | — | — | $9.6k – $9.6k |
| 14 | WellCare node wellcare ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.0k | $10.0k | — | — | — | $10.0k – $10.0k |
| 15 | Cigna cigna all facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.6k | $11.6k | — | — | — | $11.6k – $11.6k |
| 16 | Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $24.7k | $24.7k | — | — | — | $24.7k – $24.7k |
| 17 | Optum optum health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $102.9k | $102.9k | — | — | — | $102.9k – $102.9k |
| 18 | MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $141.7k | $141.7k | — | — | — | $141.7k – $141.7k |
| 19 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $160.0k | $160.0k | — | — | — | $160.0k – $160.0k |
| 20 | First Health first health work comp al facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $178.8k | $178.8k | — | — | — | $178.8k – $178.8k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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