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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PR ARTHSC KNEE W LAT RELEASE
Rochester, MN
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Mayo Clinic’s median price of $4.3k is 22% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 66% of the 1,852 hospitals reporting CPT 29873. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 16 payers, 68 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 | Ucare ucare msho medicare advantage plan [598] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $204 | $204 | — | — | — | $204 – $204 |
| 2 | Ucare ucare connect medicare advantage plan [944] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $220 | $220 | — | — | — | $220 – $220 |
| 3 | Optum veteran affairs optum [1054] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $250 | $250 | — | — | — | $250 – $250 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan aco [815] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $255 | $255 | — | — | — | $255 – $255 |
| 5 | Ucare ucare medicare advantage plan [643] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $255 | $255 | — | — | — | $255 – $255 |
| 6 | Medica medica advantage solutions by county [1204] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $257 | $257 | — | — | — | $257 – $257 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan msho [226] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $262 | $262 | — | — | — | $262 – $262 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan ppo and hmo [1099] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $262 | $262 | — | — | — | $262 – $262 |
| 9 | Medica medica dual solution msho medicare advantage plan [1004] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $267 | $267 | — | — | — | $267 – $267 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mc xr pb bcbs platinum blue medicare advantage plan [935] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $287 | $287 | — | — | — | $287 – $287 |
| 11 | Ucare ucare essentia care medicare advantage plan [775] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $287 | $287 | — | — | — | $287 – $287 |
| 12 | Healthpartners healthpartners part b medicare advantage plan [496] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $375 | $375 | — | — | — | $375 – $375 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield federal retiree [949] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $499 | $499 | — | — | — | $499 – $499 |
| 14 | Medica medica prime solutions part b medicare advantage plan [150] facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $499 | $499 | — | — | — | $499 – $499 |
| 15 | Healthpartners healthpartners medicare advantage plan part b [610] facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $749 | $749 | — | — | — | $749 – $749 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield pps medicaid bcbs [1146] facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 17 | Optum veteran affairs optum [1045] facility · other · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan aco southern [1123] facility · other · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 19 | Ucare ucare msho medicare advantage plan [621] facility · other · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 20 | Medica medica advantage solution by county medicare advantage plan [793] facility · other · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan msho [228] facility · other · outpatient | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan ppo [826] facility · other · outpatient | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 23 | Ucare ucare connect+ medicare advantage plan [1116] facility · other · outpatient | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield mayo aco [612] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 25 | Ucare swwi ucare ifp [1112] professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
Last updated: Aug 14, 2026
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