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
FAIRFIELD, IL
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Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s median price of $1.5k is 57% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 19% 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: 9 payers, 15 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield community health plan bc il medicaid other · outpatient | $1,457 | $1,457 | $1,457 – $1,457 |
| 2 | Molina molina il medicaid other · outpatient | $1,457 | $1,457 | $1,457 – $1,457 |
| 3 | Humana humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,927 | $2,927 | $2,927 – $2,927 |
| 4 | Molina molina marketplace plan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,927 | $2,927 | $2,927 – $2,927 |
| 5 | Molina molina medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,927 | $2,927 | $2,927 – $2,927 |
| 6 | WellCare wellcare medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,927 | $2,927 | $2,927 – $2,927 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,985 | $2,985 | $2,985 – $2,985 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,334 | $3,031 | $199.64 – $7,560 |
| 9 | Humana humana percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,398 | $3,178 | $209.30 – $7,926 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,484 | $3,373 | $222.18 – $8,414 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs of illinois blue choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,521 | $3,427 | $227.65 – $8,532 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs of illinois ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,521 | $3,457 | $227.65 – $8,621 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,936 | $4,400 | $289.80 – $10,975 |
| 14 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,936 | $4,400 | $289.80 – $10,975 |
| 15 | Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,936 | $4,400 | $289.80 – $10,975 |
Last updated: Mar 24, 2026
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