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
ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L
Charlotte, NC
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Carolinas Medical Center’s median price of $509 is 86% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 3% 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: 7 payers, 12 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 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $470.53 | $470.53 | $470.53 – $470.53 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $470.53 | $470.53 | $470.53 – $470.53 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · both | $470.53 | $470.53 | $470.53 – $470.53 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $503.51 | $503.51 | $503.51 – $503.51 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $513.58 | $513.58 | $513.58 – $513.58 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $521.13 | $521.13 | $521.13 – $521.13 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $522.57 | $522.57 | $522.57 – $522.57 |
| 8 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $1,696 | $1,696 | $1,696 – $1,696 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,148 | $3,148 | $3,148 – $3,148 |
| 10 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,194 | $3,194 | $3,194 – $3,194 |
| 11 | Cigna Healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,240 | $3,240 | $3,240 – $3,240 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,250 | $3,250 | $3,250 – $3,250 |
Last updated: Dec 4, 2025
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