Knee joint exploration, biopsy, or removal of loose bodies at Blessing Hospital

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PR ARTHRT KNE W/JT EXPL BX/RMVL LOOSE/FB

Quincy, IL

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Blessing Hospital’s median price of $909 is 74% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 15% of the 1,681 hospitals reporting CPT 27331. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 27331 at Blessing Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 22 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 commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$461	$461	—	—	—	$461 – $461
2	Aetna commercial professional · case rate · both	$463	$463	—	—	—	$463 – $463
3	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · case rate · both	$463	$463	—	—	—	$463 – $463
4	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$765	$765	—	—	—	$765 – $765
5	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$779	$779	—	—	—	$779 – $779
6	Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$780	$780	—	—	—	$780 – $780
7	Bcbs Il commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$780	$780	—	—	—	$780 – $780
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$811	$811	—	—	—	$811 – $811
9	Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$909	$909	—	—	—	$909 – $909
10	Bcbs Mo commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$909	$909	—	—	—	$909 – $909
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$909	$909	—	—	—	$909 – $909
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$909	$909	—	—	—	$909 – $909
13	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$969	$969	—	—	—	$969 – $969
14	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$969	$969	—	—	—	$969 – $969
15	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$969	$969	—	—	—	$969 – $969
16	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$969	$969	—	—	—	$969 – $969
17	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$969	$969	—	—	—	$969 – $969
18	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$969	$969	—	—	—	$969 – $969
19	Humana commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
20	Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
21	Bcbs Il commercial professional · fee schedule · both	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
22	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient	$3.8k	$3.8k	—	—	—	$3.8k – $3.8k

Last updated: Jun 8, 2026

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