Knee arthroscopy with meniscus removal and cartilage smoothing at The University of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus

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 Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg

Bend, KS

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The University of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus’s median price of $660 is 81% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 7% 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 The University of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 16 payers, 99 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid ks healthy blue ks fee schedule · both	$185.38	$185.38	$185.38 – $185.38
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid ks healthy blue ks fee schedule · outpatient	$185.38	$185.38	$185.38 – $185.38
3	UnitedHealthcare medicaid ks fee schedule · both	$185.38	$185.38	$185.38 – $185.38
4	UnitedHealthcare medicaid ks fee schedule · outpatient	$185.38	$185.38	$185.38 – $185.38
5	Aetna ukhs rpb non-contracted medicare advantage plan_gbc fee schedule · both	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
6	Aetna ukhs rpb non-contracted medicare advantage plan_gbc fee schedule · outpatient	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield healthy blue ks medicare adv fee schedule · both	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield healthy blue ks medicare adv fee schedule · outpatient	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield ukhs rpb non-contracted medicare advantage plan_gbc fee schedule · both	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield ukhs rpb non-contracted medicare advantage plan_gbc fee schedule · outpatient	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
11	Cigna ukhs rpb non-contracted medicare advantage plan_gbc fee schedule · both	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
12	Cigna ukhs rpb non-contracted medicare advantage plan_gbc fee schedule · outpatient	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
13	UnitedHealthcare medicare ks fee schedule · both	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
14	UnitedHealthcare medicare ks fee schedule · outpatient	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
15	UnitedHealthcare uhc va ks fee schedule · both	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
16	UnitedHealthcare uhc va ks fee schedule · outpatient	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
17	UnitedHealthcare ukhs rpb non-contracted medicare advantage plan_gbc fee schedule · both	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
18	UnitedHealthcare ukhs rpb non-contracted medicare advantage plan_gbc fee schedule · outpatient	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
19	WellCare ukhs rpb non-contracted medicare advantage plan_gbc fee schedule · both	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
20	WellCare ukhs rpb non-contracted medicare advantage plan_gbc fee schedule · outpatient	$199.65	$199.65	$199.65 – $199.65
21	Medica medica fee schedule · both	$203.64	$203.64	$203.64 – $203.64
22	Medica medica fee schedule · outpatient	$203.64	$203.64	$203.64 – $203.64
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid ks healthy blue ks fee schedule · inpatient	$216.28	$216.28	$185.38 – $247.18
24	UnitedHealthcare medicaid ks fee schedule · inpatient	$216.28	$216.28	$185.38 – $247.18
25	Aetna ukhs rpb non-contracted medicare advantage plan_gbc fee schedule · inpatient	$217.27	$217.27	$199.65 – $234.88

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Last updated: Apr 8, 2026

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