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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29881 - ARTHRS KNEE SURG W-MENISCECTOMY MED-LAT W-SHVG
Smith, AR
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Baptist Health - Fort Smith’s median price of $4.0k is 14% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 60% 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, 9 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 | Caresource all fee schedule · outpatient | $377.34 | $377.34 | $377.34 – $377.34 |
| 2 | Humana all fee schedule · outpatient | $3,201 | $3,201 | $3,201 – $3,201 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all fee schedule · outpatient | $3,233 | $3,233 | $3,233 – $3,233 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all fee schedule · outpatient | $3,278 | $3,278 | $3,278 – $3,278 |
| 5 | WellCare all fee schedule · outpatient | $3,374 | $3,374 | $3,374 – $3,374 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all case rate · outpatient | $4,767 | $4,767 | $4,705 – $4,829 |
| 7 | Ambetter all fee schedule · outpatient | $5,062 | $5,062 | $5,062 – $5,062 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all case rate · outpatient | $5,652 | $5,652 | $5,652 – $5,652 |
| 9 | Cigna all case rate · outpatient | $6,256 | $6,256 | $6,256 – $6,256 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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