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
Bakersfield, CA
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Bakersfield Memorial Hospital’s median price of $4.1k is 16% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 62% 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: 7 payers, 19 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 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $790.35 | $790.35 | $790.35 – $790.35 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $790.35 | $790.35 | $790.35 – $790.35 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $790.35 | $790.35 | $790.35 – $790.35 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,043 | $1,043 | $1,043 – $1,043 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4,123 | $4,123 | $4,123 – $4,123 |
| 6 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4,123 | $4,123 | $4,123 – $4,123 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $4,123 | $4,123 | $4,123 – $4,123 |
| 8 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4,123 | $4,123 | $4,123 – $4,123 |
| 9 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4,123 | $4,123 | $4,123 – $4,123 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4,123 | $4,123 | $4,123 – $4,123 |
| 11 | Anthem medicare|burn fee schedule · outpatient | $4,535 | $4,535 | $4,535 – $4,535 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $5,499 | $5,499 | $5,499 – $5,499 |
| 13 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5,607 | $5,607 | $5,607 – $5,607 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $7,442 | $7,442 | $7,442 – $7,442 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $7,858 | $7,858 | $7,858 – $7,858 |
| 16 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $8,541 | $8,541 | $8,541 – $8,541 |
| 17 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $9,931 | $9,931 | $9,931 – $9,931 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $11,460 | $11,460 | $11,460 – $11,460 |
| 19 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $13,407 | $13,407 | $13,407 – $13,407 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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