Arthroscopy, knee, diagnostic, with or without synovial biopsy (separate procedure) (CPT 29870)
29870 is the billing code hospitals use for this service. Prices below are each hospital's own posted facility charge.
Name shown as it appears in hospital billing files.
18 of 118 hospitals post a price for this code. Hospitals that don't post one are left out — we never guess a number.
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| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Gross charge | Medicare pays | × Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prowers Medical Center | Lamar, CO | $501 | $835 | $3,451.58 | 0.1× |
| Family Health West Hospital | Fruita, CO | $789.60 | $1,128 | $3,451.58 | 0.2× |
| Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center | Walsenburg, CO | $831.60 | $924 | $3,451.58 | 0.2× |
| Sublette County Health | Pinedale, WY | $909.90 | $1,011 | $3,342.87 | 0.3× |
| Montrose Regional Health | Montrose, CO | $1,068 | $1,424 | $3,451.58 | 0.3× |
| Estes Park Medical Center | Estes Park, CO | $1,466.25 | $1,955 | $3,451.58 | 0.4× |
| Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County | Rock Springs, WY | $1,755 | $1,755 | $3,342.87‡ | 0.5× |
| Rio Grande Hospital | Del Norte, CO | $1,892.23 | $2,522.97 | $3,451.58 | 0.5× |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital | Gunnison, CO | $2,163.25 | $2,545 | $3,451.58 | 0.6× |
| St. John's Medical Center | Jackson, WY | $2,292 | $2,292 | $3,342.87 | 0.7× |
| South Lincoln Medical Center | Kemmerer, WY | $2,322.06 | $3,096.08 | $3,342.87 | 0.7× |
| Powell Valley Healthcare | Powell, WY | $2,398.87 | $2,822.20 | $3,342.87 | 0.7× |
| UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital | Aurora, CO | $3,064.95 | $8,757 | $3,451.58 | 0.9× |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbon County | Rawlins, WY | $5,061.75 | $6,749 | $3,342.87 | 1.5× |
| Cody Regional Health | Cody, WY | $5,085.55 | $5,983 | $3,342.87 | 1.5× |
| Middle Park Medical Center | Kremmling, CO | $6,432.98 | $8,041.22 | $3,451.58 | 1.9× |
| Parkland Memorial Hospital | Dallas, TX | $9,973.06 | $24,932.65 | $3,286.91 | 3.0× |
| Animas Surgical Hospital | Durango, CO | $16,464 | $16,464 | $3,451.58 | 4.8× |
"Medicare pays" is the facility (technical) rate, matching the posted facility charge; the doctor's separate professional fee is excluded throughout. "—" means Medicare has no comparable facility rate.
‡ Price taken from the hospital's inpatient list — no outpatient price posted.