Knee arthroscopy at Story County Medical Center. CPT 29881.
What Story County Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 30, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$1,296cash price (self-pay)
$1,724list price
$490–$1,887range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Aetna | Medicare | $491 |
| Blue Cross | Medicare | $491 |
| Health Partners | Medicare | $491 |
| UHC | Medicare | $491 |
| Wellpoint | Medicare | $491 |
| Blue Cross | HMO | $747 |
| Blue Cross | PPO | $821 |
| Humana | Medicare | $1,186 |
| Health Partners | Commercial | $1,342 |
| IOWA Total Care | Medicaid | $1,439 |
| Molina Healthcare | Medicaid | $1,439 |
| Wellpoint | Medicaid | $1,439 |
| UHC | Commercial | $1,478 |
| Aetna-Coventry | Commercial | $1,887 |
Inpatient
$1,556cash price (self-pay)
$1,945list price
$1,342–$1,945range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Health Partners | Commercial | $1,342 |
| UHC | Commercial | $1,478 |
| Blue Cross | HMO | $1,692 |
| Blue Cross | PPO | $1,692 |
| Aetna-Coventry | Commercial | $1,887 |
| Aetna | Medicare | $1,945 |
| Blue Cross | Medicare | $1,945 |
| Health Partners | Medicare | $1,945 |
| Humana | Medicare | $1,945 |
| IOWA Total Care | Medicaid | $1,945 |
| Molina Healthcare | Medicaid | $1,945 |
| UHC | Medicare | $1,945 |
| Wellpoint | Medicaid | $1,945 |
| Wellpoint | Medicare | $1,945 |
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