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KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY
Hardeeville, SC
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South Carolina Coastal Medical Center LLC’s median price of $3.2k is 11% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 33% 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: 8 payers, 21 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 | Humana medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $1,586 | $1,586 | $1,586 – $1,586 |
| 2 | Molina medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $1,586 | $1,586 | $1,586 – $1,586 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,043 | $3,043 | $3,043 – $3,043 |
| 4 | Devoted hmo ma fee schedule · outpatient | $3,043 | $3,043 | $3,043 – $3,043 |
| 5 | Devoted ppo ma fee schedule · outpatient | $3,043 | $3,043 | $3,043 – $3,043 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,043 | $3,043 | $3,043 – $3,043 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,043 | $3,043 | $3,043 – $3,043 |
| 8 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,104 | $3,104 | $3,104 – $3,104 |
| 9 | Molina mmp fee schedule · outpatient | $3,104 | $3,104 | $3,104 – $3,104 |
| 10 | Cigna healthspring fee schedule · outpatient | $3,135 | $3,135 | $3,135 – $3,135 |
| 11 | Clover hmo ma fee schedule · outpatient | $3,165 | $3,165 | $3,165 – $3,165 |
| 12 | Clover ppo ma fee schedule · outpatient | $3,165 | $3,165 | $3,165 – $3,165 |
| 13 | Bcbs Sc state health plan fee schedule · outpatient | $3,614 | $3,614 | $3,614 – $3,614 |
| 14 | Molina marketplace fee schedule · outpatient | $5,021 | $5,021 | $5,021 – $5,021 |
| 15 | Bcbs Sc blue choice blue option hix (bcbo) fee schedule · outpatient | $5,096 | $5,096 | $5,096 – $5,096 |
| 16 | Bcbs Sc blue cross blue essentials hix (bcbe) fee schedule · outpatient | $5,096 | $5,096 | $5,096 – $5,096 |
| 17 | Bcbs Sc blue choice health plan commercial (bchp) fee schedule · outpatient | $9,794 | $9,794 | $9,794 – $9,794 |
| 18 | Bcbs Sc preferred blue commercial (pb) fee schedule · outpatient | $9,794 | $9,794 | $9,794 – $9,794 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare exchange plan case rate · outpatient | $11,710 | $11,710 | $11,710 – $11,710 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare all other plans case rate · outpatient | $23,771 | $23,771 | $23,771 – $23,771 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo case rate · outpatient | $29,774 | $29,774 | $29,774 – $29,774 |
Last updated: Mar 10, 2026
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