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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REMOVAL OF KNEE CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE
Parkersburg, WV
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Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corporation’s median price of $3.3k is 8% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 40% 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: 9 payers, 13 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 better health mgd medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $629.16 | $629.16 | $629.16 – $629.16 |
| 2 | Molina managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $1,138 | $1,138 | $1,138 – $1,138 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,996 | $2,996 | $2,996 – $2,996 |
| 4 | Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient | $3,123 | $3,123 | $3,123 – $3,123 |
| 5 | Anthem hmo facility · other · outpatient | $3,217 | $3,217 | $3,217 – $3,217 |
| 6 | Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient | $3,248 | $3,248 | $3,248 – $3,248 |
| 7 | Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient | $3,279 | $3,279 | $3,279 – $3,279 |
| 8 | Caresource all plans facility · other · outpatient | $3,279 | $3,279 | $3,279 – $3,279 |
| 9 | Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient | $3,279 | $3,279 | $3,279 – $3,279 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient | $3,404 | $3,404 | $3,404 – $3,404 |
| 11 | Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient | $4,685 | $4,685 | $4,685 – $4,685 |
| 12 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9,018 | $9,018 | $8,940 – $9,096 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $12,994 | $12,994 | $12,233 – $13,755 |
Last updated: Jul 9, 2026
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