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.
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ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L
Tustin, CA
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Alta Newport Hospital, LLC’s median price of $3.2k is 9% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 37% 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: 8 payers, 17 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 | Bcbs Ca covered california/ifp/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $52.46 | $52.46 | $52.46 – $52.46 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ca hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $60.12 | $60.12 | $60.12 – $60.12 |
| 3 | Bcbs Ca epo/ppo/out of state facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $65.46 | $65.46 | $65.46 – $65.46 |
| 4 | Aetna all gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,476 | $1,476 | $1,476 – $1,476 |
| 5 | Aetna all non-gatekeeper plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,476 | $1,476 | $1,476 – $1,476 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,245 | $3,245 | $3,245 – $3,245 |
| 7 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,245 | $3,245 | $3,245 – $3,245 |
| 8 | Bcbs Ca medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,245 | $3,245 | $3,245 – $3,245 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,245 | $3,245 | $3,245 – $3,245 |
| 10 | Optum commercial hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,245 | $3,245 | $3,245 – $3,245 |
| 11 | Optum medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,310 | $3,310 | $3,310 – $3,310 |
| 12 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,310 | $3,310 | $3,310 – $3,310 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare managed care facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,110 | $4,110 | $4,110 – $4,110 |
| 14 | Aetna exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,218 | $4,218 | $4,218 – $4,218 |
| 15 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,371 | $4,371 | $4,371 – $4,371 |
| 16 | Anthem commercial hmo-ppo/covered california facility · case rate · outpatient | $8,367 | $8,367 | $8,367 – $8,367 |
| 17 | Anthem ppg facility · case rate · outpatient | $10,458 | $10,458 | $10,458 – $10,458 |
Last updated: Mar 18, 2026
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