Knee arthroscopy with meniscus removal and cartilage smoothing at Heart Hosp Of Austin

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Original text from hospital filings

Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving) including debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty), same or separate compartment(s)

Austin, TX

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Heart Hosp Of Austin’s median price of $5.9k is 67% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 79% of the 2,108 hospitals reporting CPT 29881. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 29881 at Heart Hosp Of Austin

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 39 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 chip fee schedule · outpatient	$1,143	$1,143	$1,143 – $1,143
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield mcd fee schedule · outpatient	$1,143	$1,143	$1,143 – $1,143
3	UnitedHealthcare mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$1,168	$1,168	$1,168 – $1,168
4	Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient	$1,197	$1,197	$1,197 – $1,197
5	Molina mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient	$1,197	$1,197	$1,197 – $1,197
6	Molina star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$1,197	$1,197	$1,197 – $1,197
7	Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$1,197	$1,197	$1,197 – $1,197
8	Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$1,360	$1,360	$1,360 – $1,360
9	Aetna Better Health mcd fee schedule · outpatient	$1,524	$1,524	$1,524 – $1,524
10	Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient	$2,323	$2,323	$2,323 – $2,323
11	Superior Healthplan chpfc case rate · outpatient	$2,323	$2,323	$2,323 – $2,323
12	Superior Healthplan star case rate · outpatient	$2,323	$2,323	$2,323 – $2,323
13	Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient	$2,323	$2,323	$2,323 – $2,323
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient	$4,626	$4,626	$4,626 – $4,626
15	Aetna narrownetwork case rate · outpatient	$4,732	$4,732	$4,732 – $4,732
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$5,338	$5,338	$5,338 – $5,338
17	Oscar hix case rate · outpatient	$5,938	$5,938	$5,938 – $5,938
18	Oscar hmo case rate · outpatient	$5,938	$5,938	$5,938 – $5,938
19	Healthcare Highways epo case rate · outpatient	$6,162	$6,162	$6,162 – $6,162
20	Healthcare Highways ppo case rate · outpatient	$6,287	$6,287	$6,287 – $6,287
21	Aetna comm case rate · outpatient	$6,556	$6,556	$6,556 – $6,556
22	Aetna meritain case rate · outpatient	$6,556	$6,556	$6,556 – $6,556
23	Oscar epo case rate · outpatient	$7,019	$7,019	$7,019 – $7,019
24	Oscar pos case rate · outpatient	$7,019	$7,019	$7,019 – $7,019
25	Oscar ppo case rate · outpatient	$7,019	$7,019	$7,019 – $7,019

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Last updated: Sep 1, 2026

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