Knee arthroscopy with meniscus removal and cartilage smoothing at MVHS, Inc.

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg

Utica, NY

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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $26 is 99% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 0% of the 2,108 hospitals reporting CPT 29881. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 29881 at MVHS, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 27 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	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$3.48	$3.48	$3.48 – $3.48
2	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient	$3.94	$3.94	$3.94 – $3.94
3	Medical Mutual worker's compensation and no fault fee schedule · outpatient	$6.53	$6.53	$6.53 – $6.53
4	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$18.84	$18.84	$18.84 – $18.84
5	Humana humana military percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$32.30	$32.30	$32.30 – $32.30
6	Tricare humana military percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$32.30	$32.30	$32.30 – $32.30
7	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$134.58	$134.58	$134.58 – $134.58
8	Aetna aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$139.60	$139.60	$34.29 – $244.91
9	Medicare medicare fee schedule · both	$139.60	$139.60	$34.29 – $244.91
10	WellCare wellcare fee schedule · both	$143.79	$143.79	$35.32 – $252.25
11	Humana choicecare fee schedule · both	$146.10	$146.10	$35.88 – $256.32
12	Humana humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$146.10	$146.10	$35.88 – $256.32
13	Cigna mvp hmo/ppo fee schedule · both	$204.97	$204.97	$50.34 – $359.60
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs federal fee schedule · both	$218.39	$218.39	$52.29 – $384.48
15	Humana humana military percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$230.70	$230.70	$230.70 – $230.70
16	Tricare humana military percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$230.70	$230.70	$230.70 – $230.70
17	Humana humana military other · outpatient	$3,648	$3,648	$3,648 – $3,648
18	Tricare humana military other · outpatient	$3,648	$3,648	$3,648 – $3,648
19	Excellus excellus bcbs medicare advantage other · outpatient	$4,084	$4,084	$4,084 – $4,084
20	Humana humana medicare advantage other · outpatient	$4,084	$4,084	$4,084 – $4,084
21	Medicare medicare other · outpatient	$4,084	$4,084	$4,084 – $4,084
22	Optum vaccn optum other · outpatient	$4,084	$4,084	$4,084 – $4,084
23	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage other · outpatient	$4,125	$4,125	$4,125 – $4,125
24	Aetna aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient	$4,166	$4,166	$4,166 – $4,166
25	WellCare wellcare medicare advantage other · outpatient	$4,207	$4,207	$4,207 – $4,207

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Last updated: Aug 7, 2026

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