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
Lakewood, NJ
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Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus’s median price of $5.6k is 59% 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, 16 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 | Bcbs Nj nj health fee schedule · outpatient | $1,162 | $1,162 | $1,162 – $1,162 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 3 | Bcbs Nj medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 4 | Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 5 | Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,617 | $3,617 | $3,617 – $3,617 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare oxford metro case rate · outpatient | $4,791 | $4,791 | $4,791 – $4,791 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare nexus case rate · outpatient | $5,390 | $5,390 | $5,390 – $5,390 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare oxford commercial case rate · outpatient | $5,637 | $5,637 | $5,637 – $5,637 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $6,341 | $6,341 | $6,341 – $6,341 |
| 11 | WellCare ambetter health commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $7,056 | $7,056 | $7,056 – $7,056 |
| 12 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $7,116 | $7,116 | $7,116 – $7,116 |
| 13 | Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient | $7,116 | $7,116 | $7,116 – $7,116 |
| 14 | Cigna local plus case rate · outpatient | $17,804 | $17,804 | $17,804 – $17,804 |
| 15 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $22,623 | $22,623 | $22,623 – $22,623 |
| 16 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $23,828 | $23,828 | $23,828 – $23,828 |
Last updated: Mar 3, 2026
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