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Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy
CPT 29881 · negotiated-rate distribution across hospitals in CA
Hospitals
32
Min
$631.72
Median
$4,187.71
Max
$9,945.00
Range multiplier
15.7×
By payer (50 payers with published rates)
| Payer | Hosp. | Rates | Min | Median | Max | Range× |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthem BCBS | 29 | 110 | $314.18 | $4,298.88 | $17,720 | 56.4× |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 29 | 99 | $314.18 | $5,945.28 | $18,342 | 58.4× |
| UnitedHealthcare | 22 | 70 | $790.35 | $8,082.00 | $29,757 | 37.7× |
| Medicaid | 22 | 70 | $782.45 | $1,121.51 | $7,079.84 | 9.0× |
| Aetna | 28 | 49 | $314.18 | $5,216.00 | $23,444 | 74.6× |
| Medicare | 28 | 42 | $314.18 | $3,825.82 | $12,394 | 39.4× |
| Kaiser Permanente | 25 | 37 | $314.18 | $3,439.90 | $4,567.66 | 14.5× |
| Health Net | 11 | 34 | $790.35 | $4,187.71 | $7,943.00 | 10.0× |
| Cigna | 18 | 30 | $1,181.59 | $7,060.50 | $14,903 | 12.6× |
| Humana | 21 | 23 | $314.18 | $3,608.64 | $8,864.00 | 28.2× |
| Molina | 6 | 16 | $790.35 | $4,187.71 | $18,342 | 23.2× |
| brand new day | 5 | 10 | $4,229.59 | $4,890.32 | $6,281.57 | 1.5× |
| TRICARE | 5 | 8 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | 1.0× |
| aids healthcare foundation | 2 | 6 | $790.35 | $4,187.71 | $4,271.46 | 5.4× |
| l.a care health plan | 2 | 6 | $790.35 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | 5.3× |
| renal payer solutions | 5 | 5 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | 1.0× |
| employer direct healthcare | 5 | 5 | $5,551.04 | $5,862.79 | $5,862.79 | 1.1× |
| naphcare | 4 | 5 | $6,490.95 | $6,490.95 | $6,490.95 | 1.0× |
| traditional medi-cal | 5 | 5 | $790.35 | $790.35 | $790.35 | 1.0× |
| commercial | hill physicians | all plans | 5 | 5 | $3,998.92 | $3,998.92 | $3,998.92 | 1.0× |
| First Health | 4 | 4 | $1,256.72 | $4,994.59 | $7,676.00 | 6.1× |
| Empire BCBS | 1 | 4 | $1,146.01 | $4,187.71 | $5,234.64 | 4.6× |
| centinela valley ipa | 1 | 4 | $4,187.71 | $5,381.21 | $6,574.70 | 1.6× |
| Bright Health | 4 | 4 | $3,150.00 | $3,972.74 | $4,373.24 | 1.4× |
| commercial | mhn | all plans | 3 | 3 | $3,617.32 | $4,324.13 | $4,324.13 | 1.2× |
| imperial health plan | 3 | 3 | $4,187.71 | $4,438.97 | $4,438.97 | 1.1× |
| emanate health | 1 | 3 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | $8,375.42 | 2.0× |
| Multiplan | 3 | 3 | $1,338.68 | $4,874.49 | $5,516.68 | 4.1× |
| commercial | connected care intel | all plans | 3 | 3 | $8,864.00 | $13,257 | $13,257 | 1.5× |
| premier physicians network | 1 | 3 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | $6,574.70 | 1.6× |
| citrus valley physicians group | 1 | 3 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | 1.0× |
| kindred hospital la | 1 | 2 | $790.35 | $2,489.03 | $4,187.71 | 5.3× |
| americas choice provider network | 2 | 2 | $4,874.49 | $5,195.59 | $5,516.68 | 1.1× |
| avanti hospitals, llc | 1 | 2 | $790.35 | $2,489.03 | $4,187.71 | 5.3× |
| axminster medical group | 1 | 2 | $4,187.71 | $5,234.64 | $6,281.57 | 1.5× |
| occunet | 1 | 2 | $5,516.68 | $6,946.05 | $8,375.42 | 1.5× |
| commercial | epic health | all plans | 2 | 2 | $4,718.04 | $4,718.04 | $4,718.04 | 1.0× |
| prime health services | 2 | 2 | $4,874.49 | $5,195.59 | $5,516.68 | 1.1× |
| prime healthcare services | 1 | 2 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | 1.0× |
| provider network of america | 2 | 2 | $5,025.25 | $5,270.97 | $5,516.68 | 1.1× |
| provider select | 2 | 2 | $4,975.00 | $5,245.84 | $5,516.68 | 1.1× |
| commercial | la care | all plans | 2 | 2 | $4,062.78 | $4,196.58 | $4,330.37 | 1.1× |
| commercial | naphcare | all plans | 2 | 2 | $6,558.69 | $6,580.36 | $6,602.02 | 1.0× |
| alignment | 2 | 2 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | 1.0× |
| vantage care | 1 | 2 | $790.35 | $2,489.03 | $4,187.71 | 5.3× |
| verda healthplan | 2 | 2 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | $4,187.71 | 1.0× |
| commercial | sutter health | all plans | 2 | 2 | $13,400 | $13,517 | $13,633 | 1.0× |
| worker compensation | 2 | 2 | $5,516.68 | $5,516.68 | $5,516.68 | 1.0× |
| commercial | valley care ipa | all plans | 2 | 2 | $3,451.76 | $3,451.76 | $3,451.76 | 1.0× |
| workers compensation | 2 | 2 | $5,516.68 | $5,516.68 | $5,516.68 | 1.0× |
By hospital (top 200 by negotiated median, descending)
| Hospital | City | ST | Payers | Gross | Cash | Neg min | Neg median | Neg max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz | CA | 9 | — | — | $790.35 | $9,945.00 | $23,444 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | CA | 12 | $1,366.00 | $956.20 | $314.18 | $971.85 | $1,338.68 |
| Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento | Sacramento | CA | 11 | — | — | $790.35 | $7,580.40 | $19,095 |
| Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta | Mt. Shasta | CA | 7 | — | — | $631.72 | $631.72 | $3,161.42 |
| St. Johns Regional Medical Center | Oxnard | CA | 11 | — | — | $956.32 | $5,955.76 | $18,612 |
| Mercy Hospital Of Folsom | Folsom | CA | 10 | — | — | $790.35 | $5,945.28 | $15,566 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael | CA | 11 | — | — | $790.35 | $5,844.93 | $29,354 |
| St. Johns Pleasant Valley Hospital | Camarillo | CA | 11 | — | — | $790.35 | $5,577.00 | $18,612 |
| Marian Medical Center | Santa Maria | CA | 9 | — | — | $790.35 | $5,537.50 | $15,880 |
| Saint Francis Memorial Hospital | San Francisco | CA | 14 | — | — | $790.35 | $5,512.98 | $13,360 |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento | CA | 11 | — | — | $790.35 | $5,363.75 | $29,757 |
| Woodland Healthcare | Woodland | CA | 7 | — | — | $790.35 | $5,145.28 | $10,754 |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City | CA | 12 | — | — | $639.76 | $4,355.72 | $17,720 |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Hlth Ct | Glendale | CA | 6 | — | — | $908.90 | $4,345.77 | $12,418 |
| St. Marys Medical Center | San Francisco | CA | 13 | — | — | $639.76 | $4,324.13 | $13,910 |
| Chino Valley Medical Center | Chino | CA | 25 | $14,650 | $4,187.00 | $790.35 | $4,187.71 | $8,375.42 |
| Huntington Beach Hospital | Huntington Beach | CA | 16 | $5,551.04 | $4,187.00 | $790.35 | $4,187.71 | $5,551.04 |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center | Garden Grove | CA | 19 | $8,373.22 | $4,187.00 | $790.35 | $4,187.71 | $6,490.95 |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital-Hlth | Sherman Oaks | CA | 30 | $16,996 | $4,187.00 | $790.35 | $4,187.71 | $6,490.95 |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center | Inglewood | CA | 33 | $12,500 | $4,187.00 | $790.35 | $4,187.71 | $8,375.42 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley | CA | 9 | — | — | $790.35 | $3,998.92 | $18,959 |
| St. Josephs Behavioral Hlth Center | Stockton | CA | 2 | — | — | $3,784.43 | $3,784.43 | $3,784.43 |
| St. Josephs Medical Center | Stockton | CA | 2 | — | — | $3,784.43 | $3,784.43 | $3,784.43 |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Apple Valley | CA | 11 | — | — | $790.35 | $3,728.73 | $12,612 |
| Northridge Medical Center - Roscoe | Northridge | CA | 12 | — | — | $790.35 | $3,617.32 | $13,196 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | CA | 11 | — | — | $790.35 | $3,572.23 | $16,589 |
| St Elizabeth Community Hosptial | Red Bluff | CA | 7 | — | — | $1,098.59 | $3,439.90 | $3,439.90 |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced | CA | 9 | — | — | $790.35 | $3,438.40 | $21,517 |
| St. Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino | CA | 11 | — | — | $790.35 | $3,385.65 | $21,426 |
| Community Hospital Of San Bernardino | San Bernardino | CA | 12 | — | — | $790.35 | $3,363.43 | $10,068 |
| Pacifica Hospital Of The Valley | Sun Valley | CA | 13 | $18,342 | $18,342 | $2,400.00 | $3,075.00 | $18,342 |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego | CA | 9 | $11,856 | $2,963.99 | $1,991.80 | $2,110.36 | $4,434.13 |
Median is taken across all payer × plan combinations the hospital publishes. Cash and gross are the latest snapshot values. Range multiplier (max ÷ min) is a quick way to see which hospitals or payers vary the most.