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KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY
Rahway, NJ
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway’s median price of $6.0k is 68% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 80% 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, 18 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 | Aetna better health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $213.26 | $213.26 | $213.26 – $213.26 |
| 2 | Bcbs Nj nj health fee schedule · outpatient | $548.12 | $548.12 | $548.12 – $548.12 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nj medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 5 | Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 6 | Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,617 | $3,617 | $3,617 – $3,617 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare oxford metro case rate · outpatient | $4,332 | $4,332 | $4,332 – $4,332 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare nexus case rate · outpatient | $5,085 | $5,085 | $5,085 – $5,085 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare oxford commercial case rate · outpatient | $5,097 | $5,097 | $5,097 – $5,097 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $5,982 | $5,982 | $5,982 – $5,982 |
| 12 | Bcbs Nj omnia percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,273 | $6,273 | $6,273 – $6,273 |
| 13 | WellCare ambetter health commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $7,056 | $7,056 | $7,056 – $7,056 |
| 14 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $10,851 | $10,851 | $10,851 – $10,851 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $10,851 | $10,851 | $10,851 – $10,851 |
| 16 | Cigna local plus case rate · outpatient | $19,693 | $19,693 | $19,693 – $19,693 |
| 17 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $25,023 | $25,023 | $25,023 – $25,023 |
| 18 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $26,355 | $26,355 | $26,355 – $26,355 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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