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Knee arthroscopy, cartilage shaving in Minnesota: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 21 Minnesota hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 29877

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Regions Hospital Saint Paul$2,5430.7×32026-03-31
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park$3,6601.1×42026-03-31
Madison Hospital Madison$4,8711.4×12026-09-23
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina$5,2341.5×42026-02-06
M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center Wyoming$5,3401.6×42026-02-05
M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center Princeton$5,3401.6×42026-01-29
M Health Fairview St John'S Hospital Maplewood$5,3401.6×42026-02-05
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville$5,3401.6×42026-02-06
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury$5,3401.6×42026-02-05
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis$5,3971.6×52026-02-06
Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital Grand Rapids$5,4451.6×12026-01-28
Gundersen St Elizabeth'S Hospital And Clinics Wabasha$6,6861.9×12026-06-27
Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis$6,9842.0×22025-12-17
Essentia Health St Mary'S Medical Center Duluth$7,4662.2×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Virginia Virginia$8,6242.5×22026-01-01
Alomere Health Alexandria$9,1062.7×42026-04-01
Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes$9,9983.0×22026-01-01
Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake$10,4143.1×12026-01-01
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington$11,0173.3×12026-03-04
Essentia Health St Joseph'S Medical Center Brainerd$11,9673.5×12026-01-01
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji$14,3054.2×12026-03-04

Questions

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

21 Minnesota hospitals post usable commercial rates for knee arthroscopy, cartilage shaving in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 29877, hospital outpatient, the median across 21 hospitals is $5,445, 1.6× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.