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
KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY
Elizabeth, NJ
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Trinitas Regional Medical Center’s median price of $5.5k is 55% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 77% 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, 19 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 | Bcbs Nj nj health case rate · outpatient | $1,870 | $1,870 | $1,870 – $1,870 |
| 2 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $2,612 | $2,612 | $2,612 – $2,612 |
| 3 | Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient | $2,612 | $2,612 | $2,612 – $2,612 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 5 | Bcbs Nj medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 6 | Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 7 | Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,546 | $3,546 | $3,546 – $3,546 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,617 | $3,617 | $3,617 – $3,617 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare oxford metro case rate · outpatient | $4,791 | $4,791 | $4,791 – $4,791 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare nexus case rate · outpatient | $5,390 | $5,390 | $5,390 – $5,390 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare oxford commercial case rate · outpatient | $5,637 | $5,637 | $5,637 – $5,637 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $6,341 | $6,341 | $6,341 – $6,341 |
| 13 | WellCare ambetter health commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $7,056 | $7,056 | $7,056 – $7,056 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nj omnia fee schedule · outpatient | $8,896 | $8,896 | $8,896 – $8,896 |
| 15 | Bcbs Nj managed fee schedule · outpatient | $14,015 | $14,015 | $14,015 – $14,015 |
| 16 | Bcbs Nj non-managed fee schedule · outpatient | $14,669 | $14,669 | $14,669 – $14,669 |
| 17 | Bcbs Nj state benefit plan fee schedule · outpatient | $14,838 | $14,838 | $14,838 – $14,838 |
| 18 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $22,812 | $22,812 | $22,812 – $22,812 |
| 19 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $24,027 | $24,027 | $24,027 – $24,027 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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