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
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $1.3k is 65% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 16% of the 1,625 hospitals reporting CPT 29886. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 27 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 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $613 | $613 | — | — | — | $613 – $613 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $613 | $613 | — | — | — | $613 – $613 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $613 | $613 | — | — | — | $613 – $613 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $613 | $613 | — | — | — | $613 – $613 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $760 | $760 | — | — | — | $760 – $760 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $800 | $879 | $125 | 14% | — | $800 – $1.1k |
| 7 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $968 | $968 | — | — | — | $968 – $968 |
| 8 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 9 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 10 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 11 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 12 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 13 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 14 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $2.1k | $2.1k | $1.4k | 70% | — | $613 – $3.5k |
| 17 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 18 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 19 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 21 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | $17 | 0% | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 22 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 23 | Kaiser commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.6k | $7.6k | $921 | 12% | — | $6.7k – $8.5k |
| 24 | Kaiser managed care facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.5k | $8.5k | — | — | — | $8.5k – $8.5k |
| 25 | Anthem commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.8k | $8.9k | $2.2k | 24% | — | $6.8k – $12.4k |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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