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Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving) including debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty), same or separate compartment(s)
Kansas City, MO
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Belton Regional Medical Center’s median price of $5.7k is 60% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 78% 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, 21 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 ksmgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1,049 | $1,049 | $1,049 – $1,049 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1,091 | $1,091 | $1,091 – $1,091 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare momgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1,416 | $1,416 | $1,416 – $1,416 |
| 4 | Humana aso case rate · outpatient | $3,738 | $3,738 | $3,738 – $3,738 |
| 5 | Humana epo case rate · outpatient | $3,738 | $3,738 | $3,738 – $3,738 |
| 6 | Humana hmo case rate · outpatient | $3,738 | $3,738 | $3,738 – $3,738 |
| 7 | MultiPlan wcompmissouri fee schedule · outpatient | $4,232 | $4,232 | $4,232 – $4,232 |
| 8 | Humana pos case rate · outpatient | $4,643 | $4,643 | $4,643 – $4,643 |
| 9 | Humana ppo case rate · outpatient | $4,643 | $4,643 | $4,643 – $4,643 |
| 10 | MultiPlan wcompkansas fee schedule · outpatient | $5,158 | $5,158 | $5,158 – $5,158 |
| 11 | Aetna ivlhix case rate · outpatient | $5,690 | $5,690 | $5,690 – $5,690 |
| 12 | Cigna surefit/localplus case rate · outpatient | $6,825 | $6,825 | $6,825 – $6,825 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $6,854 | $6,854 | $6,854 – $6,854 |
| 14 | MultiPlan primarynetwork case rate · outpatient | $6,899 | $6,899 | $6,899 – $6,899 |
| 15 | Aetna kccareplus case rate · outpatient | $7,459 | $7,459 | $7,459 – $7,459 |
| 16 | Cigna localkc case rate · outpatient | $8,139 | $8,139 | $8,139 – $8,139 |
| 17 | Ambetter commercial-exchange case rate · outpatient | $9,040 | $9,040 | $9,040 – $9,040 |
| 18 | Oscar hix case rate · outpatient | $9,733 | $9,733 | $9,733 – $9,733 |
| 19 | Aetna local case rate · outpatient | $10,043 | $10,043 | $10,043 – $10,043 |
| 20 | Cigna comm case rate · outpatient | $10,174 | $10,174 | $10,174 – $10,174 |
| 21 | Aetna national case rate · outpatient | $12,237 | $12,237 | $12,237 – $12,237 |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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