Knee arthroscopy at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. CPT 29881.
What Bakersfield Memorial Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated February 28, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
—cash price (self-pay)
—list price
$790–$13,407range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Care 1st | Medicaid|< 21 | $790 |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|> 21 | $790 |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $790 |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $790 |
| LA Care | Medicaid|< 21 | $790 |
| LA Care | Medicaid|> 21 | $790 |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $790 |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $790 |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $790 |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $1,043 |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,110 |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,110 |
| Health Net | Medicaid|GemCare | $1,905 |
| Health Net | Medicaid|Non-GemCare | $2,577 |
| BrightHealth | Commercial|All Plans | $4,123 |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $4,123 |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Other Plans | $4,123 |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Plans | $4,123 |
| HPN | Medicare|All Plans | $4,123 |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $4,123 |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $4,123 |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $4,123 |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $4,123 |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $4,123 |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $4,535 |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|Burn | $4,535 |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $5,499 |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $5,607 |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $7,442 |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $7,858 |
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