Price AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.comKnee arthroscopy (meniscectomy) in Pennsylvania: what insurers pay
Posted commercial rates at 61 Pennsylvania hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 29881
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upmc Horizon Greenville | $2,000 | 0.6× | 2 | 2026-03-06 |
| Upmc Mercy Pittsburgh | $2,379 | 0.8× | 2 | 2026-03-06 |
| Upmc Kane Kane | $2,472 | 0.8× | 2 | 2026-03-06 |
| Upmc Bedford Memorial Everett | $2,492 | 0.8× | 2 | 2026-03-06 |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown | $2,629 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-04-15 |
| Upmc Cole Coudersport | $2,673 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-03-06 |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne | $2,765 | 0.9× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Upmc Mckeesport Mc Keesport | $2,860 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-03-06 |
| Upmc Northwest Seneca | $3,076 | 1.0× | 2 | 2026-03-06 |
| Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System Pittsburgh | $3,338 | 1.1× | 2 | 2026-03-06 |
| Upmc East Monroeville | $3,342 | 1.1× | 2 | 2026-03-06 |
| Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital Philadelphia | $3,362 | 1.0× | 7 | 2026-04-08 |
| Upmc Altoona Altoona | $3,374 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-03-06 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale | $3,514 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-09-16 |
| Upmc St Margaret Pittsburgh | $3,523 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-03-06 |
| Upmc Hamot Erie | $4,053 | 1.3× | 4 | 2026-03-06 |
| Jefferson Hospital Jefferson Hills | $4,160 | 1.3× | 7 | 2026-04-14 |
| Upmc Somerset Somerset | $4,176 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-03-06 |
| Saint Vincent Hospital Erie | $4,380 | 1.4× | 7 | 2026-04-14 |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center Meadowbrook | $4,921 | 1.5× | 5 | 2026-09-21 |
| Temple University Hospital Philadelphia | $5,100 | 1.5× | 10 | 2026-04-13 |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia | $5,433 | 1.6× | 6 | 2024-06-21 |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale | $5,527 | 1.7× | 5 | 2026-09-15 |
| Upmc Washington Washington | $5,530 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-03-06 |
| Wellspan Surgery And Rehabilitation Hospital York | $5,620 | 1.8× | 4 | 2026-01-01 |
| St Luke'S Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown | $5,778 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-02-26 |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol | $5,847 | 1.8× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Grove City Hospital Grove City | $5,902 | 1.9× | 6 | 2026-04-14 |
| Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg | $5,945 | 1.9× | 6 | 2026-01-01 |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville | $5,978 | 1.9× | 7 | 2026-04-14 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital Abington | $6,011 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-09-15 |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media | $6,180 | 1.8× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh | $6,197 | 1.9× | 1 | 2026-03-06 |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli | $6,458 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr | $6,539 | 1.9× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona | $6,588 | 2.1× | 6 | 2026-04-14 |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg | $6,606 | 2.1× | 6 | 2026-04-14 |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood | $6,614 | 2.1× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Upmc Carlisle Carlisle | $6,971 | 2.1× | 3 | 2026-03-06 |
| Upmc Lititz Lititz | $6,971 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-03-06 |
| Upmc Hanover Hanover | $6,971 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-03-06 |
| Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford | $7,106 | 2.2× | 6 | 2026-04-14 |
| St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh | $7,313 | 2.3× | 7 | 2026-03-31 |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton | $7,954 | 2.5× | 6 | 2026-09-15 |
| Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia | $8,078 | 2.4× | 6 | 2026-09-15 |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh | $8,166 | 2.6× | 6 | 2026-04-14 |
| St Luke'S Hospital Bethlehem Bethlehem | $8,195 | 2.5× | 3 | 2026-02-26 |
| St Luke'S Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg | $8,195 | 2.6× | 3 | 2026-02-27 |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh | $8,205 | 2.6× | 6 | 2026-04-14 |
| St Luke'S Miners Memorial Hospital Coaldale | $8,209 | 2.6× | 3 | 2026-02-27 |
| St Luke'S Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton | $8,209 | 2.5× | 3 | 2026-02-27 |
| Geisinger St. Luke'S Hospital Orwigsburg | $8,770 | 2.8× | 2 | 2026-02-26 |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata | $9,462 | 3.0× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Upmc Memorial York | $9,724 | 3.0× | 5 | 2026-03-06 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia | $10,365 | 3.1× | 4 | 2026-09-15 |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola | $10,934 | 3.3× | 1 | 2026-03-27 |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill | $11,054 | 3.4× | 1 | 2026-03-27 |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster | $11,226 | 3.5× | 1 | 2026-03-27 |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg | $11,406 | 3.5× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| St Luke'S Hospital - Easton Campus Easton | $11,443 | 3.4× | 2 | 2026-02-26 |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading | $14,470 | 4.3× | 1 | 2026-03-27 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for knee arthroscopy (meniscectomy) in Pennsylvania?
61 Pennsylvania hospitals post usable commercial rates for knee arthroscopy (meniscectomy) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 29881, hospital outpatient, the median across 61 hospitals is $6,011, 1.9× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.