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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ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISTMY
Williamson, KY
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.’s median price of $488 is 86% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 2% 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: 5 payers, 6 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 medicare fee schedule · both | $487.50 | $487.50 | $487.50 – $487.50 |
| 2 | Optum veterans affairs plan fee schedule · both | $487.50 | $487.50 | $487.50 – $487.50 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · both | $487.50 | $487.50 | $487.50 – $487.50 |
| 4 | WellCare medicare fee schedule · both | $487.50 | $487.50 | $487.50 – $487.50 |
| 5 | WellCare medicaid fee schedule · both | $519.01 | $519.01 | $519.01 – $519.01 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health medicaid fee schedule · both | $620.42 | $620.42 | $620.42 – $620.42 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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