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.
Original text from hospital filings
KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY
Burien, WA
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Highline Medical Center’s median price of $6.9k is 94% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 85% 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: 9 payers, 17 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 | Kaiser medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,611 | $3,611 | $3,611 – $3,611 |
| 2 | Optum medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,647 | $3,647 | $3,647 – $3,647 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,720 | $3,720 | $3,720 – $3,720 |
| 4 | Premera medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,720 | $3,720 | $3,720 – $3,720 |
| 5 | Regence medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,720 | $3,720 | $3,720 – $3,720 |
| 6 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,864 | $3,864 | $3,864 – $3,864 |
| 7 | Molina medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,900 | $3,900 | $3,900 – $3,900 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,900 | $3,900 | $3,900 – $3,900 |
| 9 | Molina commercial|marketplace exchange case rate · outpatient | $6,934 | $6,934 | $6,934 – $6,934 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $8,016 | $8,016 | $8,016 – $8,016 |
| 11 | Premera commercial|lifewise primary exchange case rate · outpatient | $8,675 | $8,675 | $8,675 – $8,675 |
| 12 | Regence commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $9,173 | $9,173 | $9,173 – $9,173 |
| 13 | Premera commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $9,815 | $9,815 | $9,815 – $9,815 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial|awh case rate · outpatient | $12,568 | $12,568 | $12,568 – $12,568 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $14,563 | $14,563 | $14,563 – $14,563 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|cascade care case rate · outpatient | $14,563 | $14,563 | $14,563 – $14,563 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $14,807 | $14,807 | $14,807 – $14,807 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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