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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Knee arthroscopy/surgery
Ironwood, MI
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Aspirus Ironwood Hospital’s median price of $586 is 83% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 6% 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: 2 payers, 4 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 | UnitedHealthcare va community care network fee schedule · both | $522.36 | $522.36 | $522.36 – $522.36 |
| 2 | Bcbs Mi blue cross blue shield of michigan federal employee program fee schedule · both | $527.73 | $527.73 | $527.73 – $527.73 |
| 3 | Bcbs Mi blue care network fee schedule · both | $644.60 | $644.60 | $644.60 – $644.60 |
| 4 | Bcbs Mi blue cross blue shield of michigan ppo network fee schedule · both | $720.47 | $720.47 | $720.47 – $720.47 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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