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PR Arthroscopy Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Incl Debr/Shv Articular Cartilage|ASSISTANT AT SURGERY SERVICE
Silver Spring, MD
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Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring’s median price of $1.3k is 65% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 16% of the 2,085 hospitals reporting CPT 29880. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 34 payers, 41 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 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $146 | $146 | $111 | 76% | — | $35 – $258 |
| 2 | Tricare tricare professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $146 | $146 | $111 | 76% | — | $35 – $258 |
| 3 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $176 | $176 | $127 | 72% | — | $49 – $303 |
| 4 | Tricare tricare professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $176 | $176 | $127 | 72% | — | $49 – $303 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $292 | $292 | — | — | — | $292 – $292 |
| 6 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $303 | $303 | — | — | — | $303 – $303 |
| 7 | Tricare tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $303 | $303 | — | — | — | $303 – $303 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna professional · fee schedule · both | $428 | $428 | — | — | — | $428 – $428 |
| 9 | Aetna pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 10 | Ambetter pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 11 | Amerihealth Caritas pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 12 | Anthem pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 14 | Carefirst pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 15 | Caresource pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 16 | Cigna pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 17 | Clover pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 18 | Devoted pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 19 | Excellus pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 20 | First Health pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 21 | Highmark pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 22 | Humana pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 23 | Kaiser pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 24 | Magellan pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
| 25 | Medcost pb xr 100% default professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $910 | $501 | 55% | — | $202 – $1.3k |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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