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
WRIST ENDOSCOPY/SURGERY
Carmichael, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $2.2k is 8% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 55% of the 1,866 hospitals reporting CPT 29848. 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, 27 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $288 | $288 | — | — | — | $288 – $288 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $288 | $288 | — | — | — | $288 – $288 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $471 | $471 | — | — | — | $471 – $471 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $683 | $683 | — | — | 1–10 | $683 – $683 |
| 5 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 6 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|hmo case rate · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 9 | Humana commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 10 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 11 | Kaiser medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 12 | Molina medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 14 | Anthem medicare|imperial fee schedule · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 15 | Anthem commercial|connection epo case rate · outpatient | $7.2k | $7.2k | — | — | — | $7.2k – $7.2k |
| 16 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
| 17 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
| 18 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
| 19 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $9.0k | $9.0k | — | — | — | $9.0k – $9.0k |
| 20 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $12.6k | $12.6k | — | — | — | $12.6k – $12.6k |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio case rate · outpatient | $16.6k | $16.6k | — | — | — | $16.6k – $16.6k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio calpers case rate · outpatient | $21.2k | $21.2k | — | — | — | $21.2k – $21.2k |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $22.9k | $22.9k | — | — | — | $22.9k – $22.9k |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo tandem case rate · outpatient | $29.6k | $29.6k | — | — | — | $29.6k – $29.6k |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $31.4k | $31.4k | — | — | — | $31.4k – $31.4k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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