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Posted commercial rates at 81 California hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 29870
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northbay Medical Center Fairfield | $2,892 | 0.6× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Foothill Regional Medical Center Tustin | $3,623 | 0.9× | 4 | 2026-03-18 |
| Oroville Hospital Oroville | $4,023 | 1.0× | 5 | 2026-09-27 |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital Los Angeles | $4,212 | 1.0× | 3 | 2026-03-18 |
| Riverside University Health System-Medical Center Moreno Valley | $4,267 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-03-30 |
| Community Hospital Of Huntington Park Huntington Park | $4,449 | 1.1× | 16 | 2026-02-04 |
| Memorial Hospital Of Gardena Gardena | $4,449 | 1.1× | 16 | 2026-02-04 |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles | $4,449 | 1.1× | 17 | 2026-02-04 |
| Coast Plaza Hospital Norwalk | $4,449 | 1.1× | 16 | 2026-02-04 |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda | $4,629 | 1.1× | 11 | 2026-09-02 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills | $4,792 | 1.1× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno | $4,976 | 1.2× | 8 | 2026-06-18 |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis | $4,976 | 1.2× | 8 | 2026-06-15 |
| Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno | $4,976 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-06-16 |
| Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Los Angeles | $5,116 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-03-12 |
| Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale | $5,466 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr Burbank | $5,639 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside | $5,722 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-09-01 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana | $5,724 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville | $5,863 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center Los Angeles | $5,934 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-03-29 |
| Ucla West Valley Medical Center West Hills | $5,934 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-03-29 |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside | $6,018 | 1.4× | 7 | 2026-05-29 |
| Providence Little Co Of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro San Pedro | $6,580 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence Little Company Of Mary Med Ctr Torrance Torrance | $6,592 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Southern California Hospital At Hollywood Hollywood | $6,651 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-03-18 |
| Uci Health-Lakewood Lakewood | $6,838 | 1.6× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles | $7,041 | 1.7× | 9 | 2026-04-01 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose | $7,162 | 1.5× | 9 | 2026-09-01 |
| Palomar Health Downtown Campus Escondido | $7,246 | 1.7× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego | $7,365 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-03-30 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla | $7,365 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-03-30 |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla | $7,365 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-03-30 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas Encinitas | $7,365 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-03-30 |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton | $7,399 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway | $7,760 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center Fountain Valley | $7,812 | 1.9× | 10 | 2026-04-01 |
| Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital Santa Monica | $7,881 | 1.9× | 4 | 2026-03-29 |
| Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center Laguna Hills | $8,092 | 1.9× | 10 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo | $8,398 | 2.0× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center Fullerton | $8,538 | 2.0× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| St Mary's Medical Center San Francisco | $8,660 | 1.8× | 7 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange | $8,986 | 2.1× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach | $9,090 | 2.2× | 9 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles | $9,573 | 2.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey | $9,573 | 2.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City | $9,573 | 2.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Zion San Diego | $9,573 | 2.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills | $9,573 | 2.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside Riverside | $9,573 | 2.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park | $9,573 | 2.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley Moreno Valley | $9,573 | 2.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos | $9,573 | 2.3× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica | $9,834 | 2.3× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Rady Children'S Hospital - San Diego San Diego | $9,918 | 2.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna | $9,934 | 2.4× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach | $10,688 | 2.5× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa | $11,377 | 2.6× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks | $11,855 | 2.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center Napa | $12,159 | 2.9× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco | $12,278 | 2.6× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara Santa Clara | $12,278 | 2.5× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek | $12,278 | 2.7× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco | $12,278 | 2.6× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Regional Medical Center Of San Jose San Jose | $12,278 | 2.5× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento | $12,278 | 2.9× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont | $12,278 | 2.7× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City | $12,278 | 2.6× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Rosa Santa Rosa | $12,278 | 2.8× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno | $12,278 | 2.9× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch | $12,278 | 2.7× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville | $12,278 | 2.7× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville | $12,278 | 2.9× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro | $12,278 | 2.7× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley | $12,648 | 3.0× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek | $12,808 | 2.8× | 13 | 2026-03-23 |
| University Of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento | $13,120 | 3.1× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | $13,280 | 3.2× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Mission Community Hospital Panorama City | $16,060 | 3.8× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles | $20,636 | 4.9× | 3 | 2025-11-26 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford | $26,573 | 5.5× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for knee arthroscopy, diagnostic in California?
81 California hospitals post usable commercial rates for knee arthroscopy, diagnostic in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 29870, hospital outpatient, the median across 81 hospitals is $8,538, 2.0× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.