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.
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Knee arthroscopy/surgery
Fairfax, VA
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Inova Fair Oaks Hospital’s median price of $5.6k is 58% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 77% 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: 7 payers, 25 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 | Anthem medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $3,907 | $3,907 | $3,125 – $4,688 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $3,985 | $3,985 | $3,188 – $4,782 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $4,056 | $4,056 | $3,245 – $4,867 |
| 4 | Anthem medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $4,056 | $4,056 | $3,245 – $4,867 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $4,056 | $4,056 | $3,245 – $4,867 |
| 6 | Humana medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $4,063 | $4,063 | $3,250 – $4,876 |
| 7 | Aetna medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $4,102 | $4,102 | $3,282 – $4,922 |
| 8 | Cigna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $4,218 | $4,218 | $3,374 – $5,062 |
| 9 | Kaiser medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $4,218 | $4,218 | $3,374 – $5,062 |
| 10 | Kaiser medicaid advantage fee schedule · both | $4,297 | $4,297 | $3,438 – $5,157 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $4,461 | $4,461 | $3,569 – $5,354 |
| 12 | Aetna fannie-mae fee schedule · both | $6,700 | $6,700 | $5,360 – $8,040 |
| 13 | Carefirst hmo fee schedule · both | $6,894 | $6,894 | $5,515 – $8,273 |
| 14 | Carefirst ppo fee schedule · both | $6,960 | $6,960 | $5,568 – $8,352 |
| 15 | Cigna exchange case rate · both | $7,345 | $7,345 | $5,876 – $8,814 |
| 16 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $7,836 | $7,836 | $6,269 – $9,404 |
| 17 | Aetna ppo other · both | $7,836 | $7,836 | $6,269 – $9,404 |
| 18 | Cigna hmo other · both | $9,515 | $9,515 | $7,612 – $11,418 |
| 19 | Cigna ppo case rate · both | $9,515 | $9,515 | $7,612 – $11,418 |
| 20 | Anthem exchange hmo fee schedule · both | $9,516 | $9,516 | $7,613 – $11,419 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare exchange case rate · both | $9,568 | $9,568 | $7,654 – $11,482 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare nonoptions other · both | $10,771 | $10,771 | $8,617 – $12,925 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare options case rate · both | $10,771 | $10,771 | $8,617 – $12,925 |
| 24 | Anthem hmo other · both | $10,969 | $10,969 | $8,775 – $13,163 |
| 25 | Anthem ppo other · both | $10,969 | $10,969 | $8,775 – $13,163 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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