Knee arthroscopy (meniscus repair) at Howard University Hospital Corp

2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20060. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date December 31, 2025 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 29881.

$3,166

Median commercial

Median commercial rate here: $3,166 — 26% below the Washington, DC metro median of $4,295. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / plan	Facility rate	Rate type
CarefirstHMO	$2,817	negotiated rate
CignaNetwork & Open Access Benefit Plans	$2,820	negotiated rate
United HealthcareAll Payer	$3,093	negotiated rate
CarefirstPPO	$3,239	negotiated rate
CignaAll Other	$3,246	negotiated rate
AetnaHMO & PPO	$3,323	negotiated rate

What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

What do insurance plans pay for knee arthroscopy (meniscus repair) at Howard University Hospital Corp?

Howard University Hospital Corp lists 6 commercial plan rates for Knee arthroscopy (meniscus repair), from $2,817 (Carefirst) to $3,323 (Aetna), with a median of $3,166. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $4,295.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file Howard University Hospital Corp publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date December 31, 2025. These are price disclosures, not quotes.

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