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
Exam, washing, and drainage of infected knee joint using an endoscope
Helena, CA
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St Helena Hospital’s median price of $675 is 81% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 11% of the 1,683 hospitals reporting CPT 29871. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Last updated: Jul 15, 2026
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