RC 490
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
St. Louis Park, MN
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $3.4k is 43% above the median hospital's median price ($2.4k), higher than 66% of the 800 hospitals reporting RC 490. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 22 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 | Medica medica choice [90156] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 – $0 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage ppo [50275] facility · fee schedule · both | $534 | $548 | $400 | 73% | — | $49 – $1.2k |
| 3 | Medica medica government advantage [50316] facility · fee schedule · both | $539 | $553 | $404 | 73% | — | $49 – $1.2k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare advantage [50299] facility · fee schedule · both | $628 | $637 | $436 | 68% | — | $46 – $1.2k |
| 5 | Medica medica choice care pmap [50314] facility · fee schedule · both | $1.6k | $1.8k | $993 | 56% | — | $322 – $13.2k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs pmap [95296] facility · fee schedule · both | $1.8k | $2.0k | $1.4k | 69% | — | $1 – $12.4k |
| 7 | Healthpartners hp self insured [91021] facility · fee schedule · both | $3.1k | $3.4k | $1.0k | 29% | — | $1.8k – $4.9k |
| 8 | Medica medica choice [90156] facility · fee schedule · both | $3.2k | $3.6k | $2.0k | 56% | — | $654 – $26.9k |
| 9 | Medica medica choice care pmap [50314] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.7k | $3.8k | $2.8k | 74% | — | $1.4k – $11.2k |
| 10 | Ucare ucare pmap [50283] facility · other · both | $3.0k | $4.3k | $2.6k | 61% | 43–187 | $216 – $20.0k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn [90043] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs pmap [95296] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc wi community plan [50274] facility · other · both | $3.1k | $4.4k | $2.6k | 60% | — | $226 – $20.2k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn [90043] facility · fee schedule · both | $3.9k | $4.4k | $3.2k | 73% | — | $0 – $28.9k |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare advantage [50299] facility · other · both | $3.3k | $4.7k | $2.8k | 60% | 99–378 | $243 – $21.7k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage ppo [50275] facility · other · both | $3.3k | $4.7k | $2.8k | 60% | 449–1,061 | $243 – $21.7k |
| 17 | Medica medica choice care pmap [50314] facility · case rate · both | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 18 | Medica medica government advantage [50316] facility · other · both | $3.5k | $5.0k | $3.0k | 60% | 16–160 | $260 – $23.2k |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc [50131] facility · fee schedule · both | $5.3k | $5.9k | $4.6k | 77% | 215–539 | $1.0k – $73.3k |
| 20 | Healthpartners hp self insured [91021] facility · case rate · both | $6.3k | $8.8k | $5.0k | 57% | 97–295 | $441 – $23.6k |
| 21 | First Health first health network [95334] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $7.0k | $9.8k | $6.1k | 62% | — | $0 – $47.5k |
| 22 | Medica medica choice [90156] facility · case rate · both | $11.5k | $11.5k | — | — | — | $11.5k – $11.5k |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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