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Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving) including debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty), same or separate compartment(s)
SPRING, TX
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Hca Houston Healthcare Northwest’s median price of $5.0k is 40% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 71% 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: 10 payers, 40 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 mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1,168 | $1,168 | $1,168 – $1,168 |
| 2 | Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient | $1,197 | $1,197 | $1,197 – $1,197 |
| 3 | Molina star fee schedule · outpatient | $1,197 | $1,197 | $1,197 – $1,197 |
| 4 | Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $1,197 | $1,197 | $1,197 – $1,197 |
| 5 | Molina starplus fee schedule · outpatient | $1,197 | $1,197 | $1,197 – $1,197 |
| 6 | Humana mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1,360 | $1,360 | $1,360 – $1,360 |
| 7 | Aetna Better Health mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1,374 | $1,374 | $1,374 – $1,374 |
| 8 | Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient | $2,369 | $2,369 | $2,369 – $2,369 |
| 9 | Superior Healthplan chpfc case rate · outpatient | $2,369 | $2,369 | $2,369 – $2,369 |
| 10 | Superior Healthplan star case rate · outpatient | $2,369 | $2,369 | $2,369 – $2,369 |
| 11 | Superior Healthplan starkids case rate · outpatient | $2,369 | $2,369 | $2,369 – $2,369 |
| 12 | Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient | $2,369 | $2,369 | $2,369 – $2,369 |
| 13 | Aetna qhpexchange case rate · outpatient | $3,744 | $3,744 | $3,744 – $3,744 |
| 14 | Humana hmo case rate · outpatient | $4,690 | $4,690 | $4,690 – $4,690 |
| 15 | Humana ppo case rate · outpatient | $4,690 | $4,690 | $4,690 – $4,690 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $4,760 | $4,760 | $4,760 – $4,760 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $4,873 | $4,873 | $4,873 – $4,873 |
| 18 | Aetna nbhmo case rate · outpatient | $4,973 | $4,973 | $4,973 – $4,973 |
| 19 | Aetna nbpos case rate · outpatient | $4,973 | $4,973 | $4,973 – $4,973 |
| 20 | Aetna nbppo case rate · outpatient | $4,973 | $4,973 | $4,973 – $4,973 |
| 21 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $4,988 | $4,988 | $4,988 – $4,988 |
| 22 | Aetna commhmo case rate · outpatient | $5,284 | $5,284 | $5,284 – $5,284 |
| 23 | Aetna commpos case rate · outpatient | $5,284 | $5,284 | $5,284 – $5,284 |
| 24 | Aetna commppo case rate · outpatient | $5,284 | $5,284 | $5,284 – $5,284 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bav fee schedule · outpatient | $5,365 | $5,365 | $5,365 – $5,365 |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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