Knee arthroscopy at UPMC Memorial. CPT 29881.
What UPMC Memorial publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 6, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
—cash price (self-pay)
—list price
$690–$10,965range 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 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Medicare | $840 |
| United Healthcare Community Plan for Families | PA Medicaid | $1,221 |
| UPMC Work Partners | Workers Comp | $1,985 |
| Aetna | Medicare | $3,245 |
| UPMC Health Plan | CHIP | $3,250 |
| Cigna | Medicare | $3,267 |
| Geisinger | Medicare | $3,267 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare | $3,329 |
| Keystone Autism Services | ACAP | $4,978 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $6,971 |
| Keystone Health Plan | Commercial | $9,724 |
| Capital Blue Cross | CHIP | $10,102 |
| Capital Blue Cross | Commercial | $10,102 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Medicaid | $10,306 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Commercial | $10,965 |
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