Knee arthroscopy at UPMC Carlisle. CPT 29881.
What UPMC Carlisle publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 6, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
—cash price (self-pay)
—list price
$690–$9,700range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) | Medicaid | $690 |
| UPMC Health Plan | Managed Medicaid | $707 |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | Community HealthChoices (CHC)/Medicaid | $734 |
| Health Partners Plans (Jefferson Health Plan) | Medicaid/CHIP | $740 |
| Geisinger | Medicaid/CHIP | $792 |
| PA Health & Wellness | PA Medicaid HMO | $926 |
| United Healthcare Community Plan for Families | PA Medicaid | $1,221 |
| UPMC Work Partners | Workers Comp | $1,949 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Community Blue Medicare Advantage/Complete Blue | $3,073 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage | $3,073 |
| Humana | Medicare | $3,104 |
| Aetna | Medicare | $3,237 |
| UPMC Health Plan | CHIP | $3,250 |
| Cigna | Medicare | $3,259 |
| Geisinger | Medicare | $3,259 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare | $3,321 |
| PA Health & Wellness | Allwell Medicare Advantage DSNP/Medicare Advant | $3,352 |
| Keystone Autism Services | ACAP | $4,966 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $6,971 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Community Blue PPO | $8,730 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | CHIP - Managed Care | $9,099 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Commercial | $9,700 |
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