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
Tacoma, WA
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Franciscan Health System’s median price of $7.3k is 106% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 86% 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, 20 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 medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,678 | $3,678 | $3,678 – $3,678 |
| 2 | Optum medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,714 | $3,714 | $3,714 – $3,714 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,788 | $3,788 | $3,788 – $3,788 |
| 4 | Premera medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,788 | $3,788 | $3,788 – $3,788 |
| 5 | Regence medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,788 | $3,788 | $3,788 – $3,788 |
| 6 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,935 | $3,935 | $3,935 – $3,935 |
| 7 | Molina medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,972 | $3,972 | $3,972 – $3,972 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,972 | $3,972 | $3,972 – $3,972 |
| 9 | Molina commercial|marketplace exchange case rate · outpatient | $7,061 | $7,061 | $7,061 – $7,061 |
| 10 | Premera commercial|lifewise primary exchange case rate · outpatient | $7,493 | $7,493 | $7,493 – $7,493 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $8,016 | $8,016 | $8,016 – $8,016 |
| 12 | Kaiser commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $8,099 | $8,099 | $8,099 – $8,099 |
| 13 | Kaiser commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $8,910 | $8,910 | $8,910 – $8,910 |
| 14 | Regence commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $9,173 | $9,173 | $9,173 – $9,173 |
| 15 | Premera commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $10,832 | $10,832 | $10,832 – $10,832 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|navigate case rate · outpatient | $11,605 | $11,605 | $11,605 – $11,605 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $12,216 | $12,216 | $12,216 – $12,216 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|cascade care case rate · outpatient | $12,216 | $12,216 | $12,216 – $12,216 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial|awh case rate · outpatient | $13,754 | $13,754 | $13,754 – $13,754 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $16,181 | $16,181 | $16,181 – $16,181 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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