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Diagnostic Knee Arthroscopy

Oregon rates for HCPCS 29870

A small camera is put into the knee through a keyhole incision so the surgeon can look inside the joint directly. A sample of the joint lining may be taken while the camera is in. It is done to find the cause of pain, swelling or locking when scans have not given an answer, without any repair being carried out.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Knee Arthroscopy cost?

$1,096

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $1,175.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $575 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,096professional $1,096

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,122.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Oregon· 43rd of 50

$1,096

IN $10,000WV $525

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.