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
San Bernardino, CA
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Community Hospital Of San Bernardino’s median price of $4.1k is 16% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 62% 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: 6 payers, 14 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 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $790.35 | $790.35 | $790.35 – $790.35 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $790.35 | $790.35 | $790.35 – $790.35 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,106 | $1,106 | $1,106 – $1,106 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,186 | $1,186 | $1,186 – $1,186 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $3,679 | $3,679 | $3,679 – $3,679 |
| 6 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4,123 | $4,123 | $4,123 – $4,123 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $4,123 | $4,123 | $4,123 – $4,123 |
| 8 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4,123 | $4,123 | $4,123 – $4,123 |
| 9 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4,123 | $4,123 | $4,123 – $4,123 |
| 10 | Molina medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4,123 | $4,123 | $4,123 – $4,123 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $4,123 | $4,123 | $4,123 – $4,123 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $5,724 | $5,724 | $5,724 – $5,724 |
| 13 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $7,334 | $7,334 | $7,334 – $7,334 |
| 14 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $9,168 | $9,168 | $9,168 – $9,168 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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