Knee arthroscopy at UPMC Hamot. CPT 29881.
What UPMC Hamot publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 6, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
—cash price (self-pay)
—list price
$598–$5,093range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| UPMC Health Plan | Managed Medicaid | $598 |
| United Healthcare Community Plan for Families | PA CHIP/PA Medicaid | $625 |
| Aetna | Medicaid | $652 |
| Geisinger | Medicaid/CHIP | $755 |
| Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) | Medicaid | $806 |
| Health Partners Plans (Jefferson Health Plan) | Medicaid/CHIP | $820 |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | Community HealthChoices (CHC)/Medicaid | $848 |
| PA Health & Wellness | Community Health Choices/PA Medicaid HMO | $926 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Freedom Blue Me | $1,031 |
| UPMC Work Partners | Workers Comp | $2,042 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $2,608 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Commercial - Indemnity/Commercial - Social Missi | $3,115 |
| BCBS of Western NY | Commercial | $3,547 |
| Fidelis | Medicare | $3,570 |
| Aetna | Medicare | $3,642 |
| UPMC Health Plan | Partners/Select | $3,644 |
| Wellcare | Medicare Advantage | $3,677 |
| BCBS of Western NY | Medicare Advantage | $3,749 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare | $3,820 |
| Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) | Medicare | $3,855 |
| Cigna | Medicare | $3,856 |
| PA Health & Wellness | Allwell Medicare Advantage DSNP/Medicare Advant | $3,856 |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | Medicare | $3,856 |
| UPMC Health Plan | Commercial | $4,035 |
| Independent Health | Medicare Advantage | $4,499 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | UPMC Emergent | $4,984 |
| Independent Health | Commercial | $5,093 |
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