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Knee arthroscopy (meniscus repair) at Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System

1701 North George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22205. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date December 16, 2025 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 29881.

$4,295
Median commercial

Median commercial rate here: $4,295 — 0% below the Washington, DC metro median of $4,295. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
CarefirstHMO $3,030 negotiated rate
UHCOptions (+1 same-rate plans) $3,205 negotiated rate
CarefirstPPO $3,394 negotiated rate
CignaAll Products $3,500 negotiated rate
CignaIfp $4,295 negotiated rate
AetnaPPO $4,749 negotiated rate
AnthemHMO Exchange $5,123 negotiated rate
AetnaPOS-EPO-HMO $5,328 negotiated rate
AnthemHMO-PPO-Par $6,404 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AnthemMedicare Advantage $3,267 negotiated rate
Cigna HealthspringMedicare Advantage $3,267 negotiated rate
HumanaMedicare Advantage $3,267 negotiated rate
UHCMedicare Advantage $3,267 negotiated rate
AetnaMedicare Advantage $3,300 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 Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System?

Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System lists 9 commercial plan rates for Knee arthroscopy (meniscus repair), from $3,030 (Carefirst) to $6,404 (Anthem), with a median of $4,295. 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 Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date December 16, 2025. These are price disclosures, not quotes.

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