Knee arthroscopy at Hospital for Special Surgery Main Hospital. CPT 29881.
What Hospital for Special Surgery Main Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 1, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$12,000cash price (self-pay)
$12,000list price
$5.56–$16,814range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield NY [1022] | BCBS Individual Network [102218] | $37.95 |
| UHC | Commercial | $4,571 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield NY [1022] | BCBS NYC Healthline [102208] | $9,373 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield NY [1022] | BCBS Nyship Empire Plan [102209] | $9,373 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield NY [1022] | BCBS POS [102206] | $9,373 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield NY [1022] | BCBS PPO [102205] | $9,373 |
| Oxford [1096] | Oxford Liberty [109604] | $9,451 |
| Oxford [1096] | Oxford POS [109606] | $9,451 |
| Oxford [1096] | Oxford [109600] | $9,451 |
| Emblem Health [1043] | Emblem Ghi Dc 37 City Plan [104316] | $10,848 |
| Emblem Health [1043] | Emblem Ghi Medical [104300] | $10,848 |
| Emblem Health [1043] | Emblem Health Hip Exchange [104302] | $11,038 |
| Student Resources [1103] | Student Resources [110300] | $12,177 |
| Umr [1106] | Umr HMO [110601] | $12,177 |
| Wellfleet [1361] | Wellfleet - Cigna [136100] | $12,245 |
| Qualcare [1101] | Qualcare [110100] | $12,245 |
| Cigna [1035] | Cigna EPO [103502] | $12,245 |
| Cigna [1035] | Cigna Great West [103506] | $12,245 |
| Trustmark - Cigna [1343] | Trustmark - Cigna [134300] | $12,245 |
| Cigna [1035] | Cigna HMO [103503] | $12,245 |
| Aetna [1003] | Aetna International [100301] | $12,511 |
| Aetna [1003] | Aetna Managed Choice [100307] | $12,511 |
| Aetna [1003] | Aetna Open Choice [100303] | $12,511 |
| Aetna [1003] | Aetna POS [100308] | $12,511 |
| Aetna [1003] | Aetna PPO [100309] | $12,511 |
| Christian Brothers [1034] | Christian Brothers [103400] | $12,511 |
| Aetna [1003] | Aetna Qpos [100310] | $12,511 |
| Trustmark - Aetna [1342] | Trustmark - Aetna [134200] | $12,511 |
| Aetna [1003] | Aetna Select Choice [100304] | $12,511 |
| Aetna [1003] | Aetna [100300] | $12,511 |
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