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
KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY
Papillion, NE
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Alegent Creighton Health’s median price of $3.3k is 7% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 42% 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, 8 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 | Medica commercial|aco fee schedule · outpatient | $1,022 | $1,022 | $1,022 – $1,022 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,162 | $3,162 | $3,162 – $3,162 |
| 3 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,162 | $3,162 | $3,162 – $3,162 |
| 4 | Medica medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,162 | $3,162 | $3,162 – $3,162 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,162 | $3,162 | $3,162 – $3,162 |
| 6 | Medica commercial|chi health case rate · outpatient | $4,801 | $4,801 | $4,801 – $4,801 |
| 7 | Medica commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $6,546 | $6,546 | $6,546 – $6,546 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $16,950 | $16,950 | $16,950 – $16,950 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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