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
Toms River, NJ
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Community Medical Center’s median price of $5.9k is 67% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 79% 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, 17 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 | $482.80 | $482.80 | $482.80 – $482.80 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 3 | Bcbs Nj medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 4 | Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 5 | Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,617 | $3,617 | $3,617 – $3,617 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare oxford metro case rate · outpatient | $4,791 | $4,791 | $4,791 – $4,791 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare nexus case rate · outpatient | $5,390 | $5,390 | $5,390 – $5,390 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare oxford commercial case rate · outpatient | $5,637 | $5,637 | $5,637 – $5,637 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $6,341 | $6,341 | $6,341 – $6,341 |
| 11 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $6,680 | $6,680 | $6,680 – $6,680 |
| 12 | Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient | $6,680 | $6,680 | $6,680 – $6,680 |
| 13 | WellCare ambetter health commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $7,056 | $7,056 | $7,056 – $7,056 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nj state benefit plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10,110 | $10,110 | $10,110 – $10,110 |
| 15 | Cigna local plus case rate · outpatient | $15,999 | $15,999 | $15,999 – $15,999 |
| 16 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $20,329 | $20,329 | $20,329 – $20,329 |
| 17 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $21,412 | $21,412 | $21,412 – $21,412 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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