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
Needham, MA
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Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham’s median price of $5.9k is 67% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 79% 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, 2 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5,052 | $5,052 | $5,052 – $5,052 |
| 2 | MultiPlan all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $13,733 | $13,733 | $13,733 – $13,733 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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