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Original text from hospital filings
Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving) including debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty), same or separate compartment(s)
DALLAS, TX
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Med City Spine Hospital’s median price of $5.4k is 53% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 76% 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: 12 payers, 42 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 | UnitedHealthcare chip fee schedule · outpatient | $1,088 | $1,088 | $1,088 – $1,088 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare star fee schedule · outpatient | $1,088 | $1,088 | $1,088 – $1,088 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $1,088 | $1,088 | $1,088 – $1,088 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare starperinate fee schedule · outpatient | $1,088 | $1,088 | $1,088 – $1,088 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare starplus fee schedule · outpatient | $1,088 | $1,088 | $1,088 – $1,088 |
| 6 | Cigna Healthspring mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1,143 | $1,143 | $1,143 – $1,143 |
| 7 | Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient | $1,208 | $1,208 | $1,197 – $1,219 |
| 8 | Molina mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient | $1,208 | $1,208 | $1,197 – $1,219 |
| 9 | Molina star+plus fee schedule · outpatient | $1,208 | $1,208 | $1,197 – $1,219 |
| 10 | Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $1,208 | $1,208 | $1,197 – $1,219 |
| 11 | Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · outpatient | $1,306 | $1,306 | $1,306 – $1,306 |
| 12 | Aetna Better Health mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1,306 | $1,306 | $1,306 – $1,306 |
| 13 | Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1,360 | $1,360 | $1,360 – $1,360 |
| 14 | Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient | $2,369 | $2,369 | $2,369 – $2,369 |
| 15 | Superior Healthplan mcdstar case rate · outpatient | $2,369 | $2,369 | $2,369 – $2,369 |
| 16 | Superior Healthplan starhealth case rate · outpatient | $2,369 | $2,369 | $2,369 – $2,369 |
| 17 | Superior Healthplan starkids case rate · outpatient | $2,369 | $2,369 | $2,369 – $2,369 |
| 18 | Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient | $2,369 | $2,369 | $2,369 – $2,369 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluepremier fee schedule · outpatient | $3,559 | $3,559 | $3,559 – $3,559 |
| 20 | Aetna qhphix case rate · outpatient | $4,845 | $4,845 | $4,845 – $4,845 |
| 21 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $5,264 | $5,264 | $5,264 – $5,264 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantagehmo fee schedule · outpatient | $5,420 | $5,420 | $5,420 – $5,420 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $5,420 | $5,420 | $5,420 – $5,420 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $6,159 | $6,159 | $6,159 – $6,159 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $6,159 | $6,159 | $6,159 – $6,159 |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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