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
Belleville, NJ
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Clara Maass Medical Center’s median price of $6.0k is 68% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 80% 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, 18 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 | Bcbs Nj nj health fee schedule · outpatient | $465.76 | $465.76 | $465.76 – $465.76 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,640 | $3,640 | $3,640 – $3,640 |
| 3 | Bcbs Nj medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,640 | $3,640 | $3,640 – $3,640 |
| 4 | Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,640 | $3,640 | $3,640 – $3,640 |
| 5 | Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,640 | $3,640 | $3,640 – $3,640 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,713 | $3,713 | $3,713 – $3,713 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare oxford metro case rate · outpatient | $4,332 | $4,332 | $4,332 – $4,332 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare nexus case rate · outpatient | $5,085 | $5,085 | $5,085 – $5,085 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare oxford commercial case rate · outpatient | $5,097 | $5,097 | $5,097 – $5,097 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $5,982 | $5,982 | $5,982 – $5,982 |
| 11 | Bcbs Nj omnia percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,252 | $6,252 | $6,252 – $6,252 |
| 12 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $6,871 | $6,871 | $6,871 – $6,871 |
| 13 | Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient | $6,871 | $6,871 | $6,871 – $6,871 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nj state benefit plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,113 | $7,113 | $7,113 – $7,113 |
| 15 | WellCare ambetter health commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $7,244 | $7,244 | $7,244 – $7,244 |
| 16 | Cigna local plus case rate · outpatient | $16,324 | $16,324 | $16,324 – $16,324 |
| 17 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $20,742 | $20,742 | $20,742 – $20,742 |
| 18 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $21,847 | $21,847 | $21,847 – $21,847 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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