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Knee arthroscopy, diagnostic in New York City

Every commercial insurer rate these hospitals posted, as a dollar amount and as a multiple of the hospital's own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 29870

Hospital · insurerRate× MedicarePlans
Montefiore Medical Center median $6,972 · local Medicare $4,084 · file 2026-04-01
1199SEIU$4,9561.2×1
Aetna$12,2353.0×2
Cigna$7,3421.8×2
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$7,5651.9×8
EmblemHealth$5,1821.3×8
Healthfirst$3,4720.9×1
Oscar$6,6021.6×1
UnitedHealthcare$15,1083.7×4
NYU Langone Hospitals (Orthopedic Hospital + Tisch files) median $10,024 · local Medicare $4,084 · file 2026-01-01
1199SEIU$7,0841.7×3
Aetna$10,0242.5×24
BCBS (other)$13,5863.3×16
Cigna$6,4871.6×22
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$13,5863.3×36
EmblemHealth$8,4272.1×84
UnitedHealthcare$10,9782.7×24
Hospital for Special Surgery median $12,211 · local Medicare $4,084 · file 2026-04-01
Aetna$12,2673.0×17
BCBS (other)$9,0822.2×3
Cigna$12,2453.0×13
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$9,3732.3×10
EmblemHealth$12,3433.0×14
UnitedHealthcare$12,1773.0×25

Questions

How much does knee arthroscopy, diagnostic cost with commercial insurance in New York City?

3 New York City hospitals post usable commercial rates for CPT 29870, hospital outpatient. The median across hospitals is $10,024; hospital medians range from $6,972 to $12,211. Your cost depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance.