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Arthrs kne srg mnisectmy m/l
Rochester, NY
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Highland Hospital’s median price of $4.5k is 27% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 67% 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: 6 payers, 8 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 | Highmark highmark bcbs medicare [130101] fee schedule · outpatient | $4,084 | $4,084 | $4,084 – $4,084 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare [130901] fee schedule · outpatient | $4,218 | $4,218 | $4,218 – $4,218 |
| 3 | Humana humana medicare [131201] fee schedule · outpatient | $4,459 | $4,459 | $4,459 – $4,459 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna medicare [130001] fee schedule · outpatient | $4,486 | $4,486 | $4,486 – $4,486 |
| 5 | Excellus excellus metal tiers [220102] fee schedule · outpatient | $4,633 | $4,633 | $4,633 – $4,633 |
| 6 | Excellus excellus [220101], excellus simply blue [220106], excellus blue choice [220107] fee schedule · outpatient | $5,762 | $5,762 | $5,762 – $5,762 |
| 7 | Excellus excellus high performance [220103] fee schedule · outpatient | $5,762 | $5,762 | $5,762 – $5,762 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna healthcare (pob 182223) [514405] fee schedule · outpatient | $6,937 | $6,937 | $6,937 – $6,937 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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