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Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29881 - OR36029881
Harlingen, TX
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Harlingen Medical Center’s median price of $3.3k is 8% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 39% 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: 8 payers, 19 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 | Aetna aetna commercial case rate · outpatient | $1,642 | $1,642 | $1,642 – $1,642 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield triwest bcbs fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 5 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 6 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring mmp fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 7 | Humana choice care humana fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 8 | Humana humana military tricare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 9 | Superior Healthplan superior health plan medicare advantage hmo ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 10 | Superior Healthplan superior health plan mmp dual eligible fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 11 | Tricare tricare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 13 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring medicare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,369 | $3,369 | $3,369 – $3,369 |
| 14 | Molina molina medicare mmp fee schedule · outpatient | $3,434 | $3,434 | $3,434 – $3,434 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs hmo case rate · outpatient | $3,531 | $3,531 | $3,531 – $3,531 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ppo case rate · outpatient | $3,915 | $3,915 | $3,915 – $3,915 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs traditional case rate · outpatient | $3,915 | $3,915 | $3,915 – $3,915 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial case rate · outpatient | $4,922 | $4,922 | $4,922 – $4,922 |
| 19 | Molina molina insurance exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $5,070 | $5,070 | $5,070 – $5,070 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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