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.
Original text from hospital filings
ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L
Bismarck, ND
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Sanford Medical Center Bismarck’s median price of $3.3k is 6% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 42% 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: 5 payers, 9 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 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers fee schedule · outpatient | $549.24 | $549.24 | $549.24 – $549.24 |
| 2 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true fee schedule · outpatient | $549.24 | $549.24 | $549.24 – $549.24 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $549.24 | $549.24 | $549.24 – $549.24 |
| 4 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true fee schedule · outpatient | $549.24 | $549.24 | $549.24 – $549.24 |
| 5 | Sanford Health Plan medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $3,082 | $3,082 | $3,082 – $3,082 |
| 6 | Ucare medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $3,310 | $3,310 | $3,310 – $3,310 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $3,342 | $3,342 | $3,342 – $3,342 |
| 8 | Bcbs Nd medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $3,342 | $3,342 | $3,342 – $3,342 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $3,342 | $3,342 | $3,342 – $3,342 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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