Knee arthroscopy with meniscus removal and cartilage smoothing at Crouse Hospital

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Arthrs kne srg mnisectmy m/l

Syracuse, NY

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Crouse Hospital’s median price of $4.1k is 15% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 60% of the 2,108 hospitals reporting CPT 29881. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 29881 at Crouse Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 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	Excellus govt programs/ special products fee schedule · outpatient	$1,608	$1,608	$1,608 – $1,608
2	Molina medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$1,608	$1,608	$1,608 – $1,608
3	UnitedHealthcare essential plans 1 -4 fee schedule · outpatient	$1,608	$1,608	$1,608 – $1,608
4	UnitedHealthcare medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$1,608	$1,608	$1,608 – $1,608
5	WellCare medicaid essential plan 3 and 4 fee schedule · outpatient	$1,608	$1,608	$1,608 – $1,608
6	UnitedHealthcare commerical percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,726	$1,726	$1,726 – $1,726
7	WellCare medicaid essential plan 1 and 2 fee schedule · outpatient	$1,930	$1,930	$1,930 – $1,930
8	Aetna commerical percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,347	$3,347	$3,249 – $3,444
9	Aetna raymour furniture company percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,347	$3,347	$3,249 – $3,444
10	Excellus medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$3,567	$3,567	$3,567 – $3,567
11	Molina essential fee schedule · outpatient	$3,618	$3,618	$3,618 – $3,618
12	Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$4,084	$4,084	$4,084 – $4,084
13	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$4,084	$4,084	$4,084 – $4,084
14	UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$4,084	$4,084	$4,084 – $4,084
15	WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient	$4,289	$4,289	$4,289 – $4,289
16	Excellus bcbs fee schedule · outpatient	$7,335	$7,335	$7,335 – $7,335
17	Excellus hospital blue fee schedule · outpatient	$7,335	$7,335	$7,335 – $7,335

Last updated: May 19, 2026

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