Knee arthroscopy at West Penn Hospital. CPT 29881.
What West Penn Hospital publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated April 14, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$415cash price (self-pay)
$1,538list price
$19.00–$10,953range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Amerihealth | Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) | $571 |
| Amerihealth | Amerihealth Medicaid CHC | $778 |
| Amerihealth | Amerihealth Medicaid HC | $778 |
| Amerihealth | Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid | $788 |
| Amerihealth | Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid | $788 |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | University of Pittsburgh Med | $812 |
| Geisinger | Geisinger CHIP | $870 |
| Geisinger | Geisinger Medicaid HC | $870 |
| Aetna | Aetna Better Health CHIP | $885 |
| Highmark Wholecare | Highmark Wholecare Medicaid HC | $1,018 |
| Pennsylvania Health and Wellness | Pennsylvania Health and Wellness Me | $1,107 |
| United Healthcare | United Healthcare Medicaid | $1,140 |
| Highmark | Highmark Together Blue | $1,448 |
| Amerihealth | Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare | $1,924 |
| Highmark | Highmark Social Mission Indemnity | $2,298 |
| Highmark | Highmark Social Mission Managed Care | $2,298 |
| Highmark | Highmark My Direct Blue | $2,338 |
| Highmark | Highmark Community Blue Medicare PPO | $2,872 |
| Highmark | Highmark Complete Blue Medicare | $2,872 |
| Highmark | Highmark Freedom Blue | $2,903 |
| American Health Plans | American Health Plans Medicare | $3,121 |
| Highmark | Highmark My Blue Access | $3,130 |
| Devoted Medicare | Devoted Health Medicare Advantage | $3,215 |
| Aetna | Aetna Medicare | $3,246 |
| Highmark | Highmark Community Blue Medicare HMO | $3,246 |
| Highmark | Highmark Security Blue | $3,246 |
| Highmark | Highmark Together Blue Medicare | $3,246 |
| Highmark Wholecare | Highmark Wholecare Medicare Assured | $3,309 |
| Humana | Humana Commercial | $3,309 |
| Cigna | Cigna Medicare | $3,340 |
Inpatient
—cash price (self-pay)
—list price
$571–$1,036range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Amerihealth | Amerihealth Caritas D-SNP Medicare | $571 |
| Amerihealth | Amerihealth Caritas Medicare (NY) | $571 |
| Highmark | Highmark Together Blue | $676 |
| Highmark | Highmark Blue High Performance | $715 |
| Highmark | Highmark Community Blue | $715 |
| Highmark | Highmark Connect Blue | $715 |
| Highmark | Highmark Indemnity | $715 |
| Highmark | Highmark Managed Care | $715 |
| Highmark | Highmark My Blue Access | $715 |
| Highmark | Highmark My Direct Blue | $715 |
| Highmark | Highmark Performance Blue | $715 |
| Highmark | Highmark Social Mission Indemnity | $715 |
| Highmark | Highmark Social Mission Managed Care | $715 |
| Pennsylvania Health and Wellness | PA Health and Wellness Medicaid CHC | $717 |
| Amerihealth | Amerihealth Caritas CHC Medicaid | $788 |
| Amerihealth | Amerihealth Caritas HC Medicaid | $788 |
| Geisinger | Geisinger CHIP | $788 |
| Geisinger | Geisinger Medicaid HC | $788 |
| United Healthcare | United Healthcare Medicaid | $788 |
| Cigna | Cigna Commercial | $868 |
| United Healthcare | United Healthcare Navigate Nexus Commercial | $983 |
| United Healthcare | United Healthcare Commercial | $1,036 |
| United Healthcare | United Healthcare Of OH Medicaid | $1,036 |
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