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TIBIAL ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY
Houston, TX
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Chi St. Luke's Health Baylor College Of Medicine Medical Center’s median price of $7.2k is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($7.3k), higher than 46% of the 1,595 hospitals reporting CPT 29855. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 34 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 commercial|kelseycare case rate · outpatient | $1,695 | $1,695 | $1,695 – $1,695 |
| 2 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $2,038 | $2,038 | $2,038 – $2,038 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial|surefit case rate · outpatient | $3,635 | $3,635 | $3,635 – $3,635 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $3,897 | $3,897 | $3,897 – $3,897 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|chip case rate · outpatient | $3,897 | $3,897 | $3,897 – $3,897 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starkids case rate · outpatient | $3,897 | $3,897 | $3,897 – $3,897 |
| 7 | Cigna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $4,005 | $4,005 | $4,005 – $4,005 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans case rate · outpatient | $4,012 | $4,012 | $4,012 – $4,012 |
| 9 | Humana commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $4,300 | $4,300 | $4,300 – $4,300 |
| 10 | Humana commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $4,300 | $4,300 | $4,300 – $4,300 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $4,848 | $4,848 | $4,848 – $4,848 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blue advantage exchange case rate · outpatient | $5,025 | $5,025 | $5,025 – $5,025 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|star case rate · outpatient | $5,234 | $5,234 | $5,234 – $5,234 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|myblue health exchange case rate · outpatient | $5,503 | $5,503 | $5,503 – $5,503 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|transplant case rate · outpatient | $5,689 | $5,689 | $5,689 – $5,689 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|charter case rate · outpatient | $6,527 | $6,527 | $6,527 – $6,527 |
| 17 | Phcs commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $7,089 | $7,089 | $7,089 – $7,089 |
| 18 | Aetna medicare|transplant case rate · outpatient | $7,155 | $7,155 | $7,155 – $7,155 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $7,155 | $7,155 | $7,155 – $7,155 |
| 20 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|hmo case rate · outpatient | $7,155 | $7,155 | $7,155 – $7,155 |
| 21 | Humana medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $7,155 | $7,155 | $7,155 – $7,155 |
| 22 | Humana medicare|transplant case rate · outpatient | $7,155 | $7,155 | $7,155 – $7,155 |
| 23 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|ppo case rate · outpatient | $7,227 | $7,227 | $7,227 – $7,227 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $7,252 | $7,252 | $7,252 – $7,252 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $7,252 | $7,252 | $7,252 – $7,252 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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