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Knee arthroscopy, cartilage shaving in Louisiana: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 23 Louisiana hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 29877

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Ochsner Lsu Health Monroe Monroe$2,4080.8×82026-04-01
Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan$2,5960.9×22026-04-01
Hardtner Medical Center Olla$2,7370.9×12026-04-01
Ochsner Acadia General Hospital Crowley$2,9491.0×42026-04-01
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling$2,9761.0×42026-04-01
Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport Shreveport$3,0411.0×52026-04-01
Ochsner St Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge$3,0461.0×22026-04-01
Ochsner St Mary Morgan City$3,3201.1×52026-04-01
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System Shreveport$3,3291.1×132026-01-12
St James Parish Hospital Lutcher$3,3651.1×32026-04-01
Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics Lafayette$3,4131.1×52026-04-01
Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Lake Charles$3,4761.2×132026-01-13
Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital Lake Charles$3,5981.2×132026-01-13
Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport$3,6851.2×82026-04-01
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell$3,6971.3×52026-04-01
Bayou Bend Health System Franklin$4,0361.4×12026-09-15
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings$5,0131.7×52026-04-01
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner$5,2241.7×52026-09-16
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge$6,0292.0×52026-04-01
Christus Coushatta Health Care Center Coushatta$6,9542.4×32026-01-12
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland$7,6102.6×52026-04-01
Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria$8,7382.8×62026-09-01
Omega Hospital, Llc Metairie$9,6203.1×22026-05-26

Questions

How much do insurers pay for knee arthroscopy, cartilage shaving in Louisiana?

23 Louisiana hospitals post usable commercial rates for knee arthroscopy, cartilage shaving in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 29877, hospital outpatient, the median across 23 hospitals is $3,476, 1.2× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.