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Knee Arthroscopy to Wash Out Infection

Vermont rates for HCPCS 29871

A camera and irrigation instruments are placed into the knee through small punctures so the joint can be flushed out and infected fluid, pus, and debris removed. Clearing the infection quickly matters because pus destroys joint cartilage within days. Antibiotics are given as well, but they cannot clear infected joint fluid on their own.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knee Arthroscopy to Wash Out Infection cost?

$724

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $646 to $933.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,631Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,188professional $724

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 23rd of 51

$724

AK $2,138UT $324

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.