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
ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; WITH MENISCECTOMY (MEDIAL OR LATERAL, INCLUDING ANY MENISCAL SHAVING) INCLUDING DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE (CHONDROPLASTY), SAME OR SEPARATE COMPARTMENT(S), WHEN PERFORMED
Eden, NC
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UNC Rockingham Health Care’s median price of $3.2k is 10% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 36% of the 2,114 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: 6 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 2 | Humana medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 3 | Humana medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 4 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 5 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 7 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · case rate · outpatient | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
Last updated: Jun 4, 2026
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