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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ARTHROSCOPIC KNEE, SURGICAL W DBRD/SHAVE
HARWARDEN, IA
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Hawarden Regional Healthcare’s median price of $4.4k is 25% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 66% 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: 4 payers, 6 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 | Wellmark default other · outpatient | $2,764 | $2,577 | $531.69 – $4,435 |
| 2 | Wellmark medicare advantage other · outpatient | $2,764 | $2,577 | $531.69 – $4,435 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $3,598 | $3,598 | $2,763 – $4,434 |
| 4 | Oscar default percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,188 | $4,001 | $1,094 – $6,720 |
| 5 | Healthpartners default percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,311 | $5,073 | $1,388 – $8,521 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare default percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,916 | $6,916 | $5,311 – $8,521 |
Last updated: Apr 24, 2026
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