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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EXAM; WASHING; AND DRAINAGE OF INFECTED KNEE JOINT USING AN ENDOSCOPE
Wheeling, WV
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Wheeling Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $3.3k is 6% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 44% of the 1,679 hospitals reporting CPT 29871. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 14 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 | Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 2 | Anthem anthem pathway facility · other · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 3 | Caresource all plans facility · other · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 4 | Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 5 | Anthem hmo facility · other · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 6 | Highmark all pla facility · other · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 7 | Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 8 | Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 9 | Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 11 | Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 12 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | 1–10 | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient | $13.3k | $13.3k | — | — | — | $13.3k – $13.3k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · other · outpatient | $13.3k | $13.3k | — | — | — | $13.3k – $13.3k |
Last updated: Jul 9, 2026
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