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CPT 29879 at Seattle Children's Hospital
Arthroscopy - Lower Extremity
Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle
This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.
What Seattle Children's Hospital publishes for this code: as an outpatient
Seattle Children's Hospital’s prices for CPT 29879, as an outpatient| Who pays | Hospital’s fee (lowest – highest) | Doctor’s fee the hospital lists |
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| Commercial insuranceInsurer rates | $220 – $2,258at least 58 plans | — |
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| Medicaid managed careInsurer rates | $80.82 – $432at least 9 plans | — |
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| Medicaid (state program)Insurer rates | $78.47 – $392at least 1 plan | — |
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| Other government programInsurer rates | $168 – $837at least 1 plan | — |
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| UnknownInsurer rates | $78.47 – $1,745at least 21 plans | — |
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| Cash pricePaying yourself, without insurance | $564 – $84,845 | — |
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| List priceBefore any discount; few people pay it | $564 – $2,822 | — |
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Lowest and highest amounts Seattle Children's Hospital lists for this code as an outpatient, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.
What Seattle Children's Hospital publishes for this code: during a hospital stay
Seattle Children's Hospital’s prices for CPT 29879, during a hospital stay| Who pays | Hospital’s fee (lowest – highest) | Doctor’s fee the hospital lists |
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| Commercial insuranceInsurer rates | $220 – $2,935at least 58 plans | — |
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| Medicaid managed careInsurer rates | $80.82 – $561at least 9 plans | — |
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| Medicaid (state program)Insurer rates | $78.47 – $510at least 1 plan | — |
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| Other government programInsurer rates | $168 – $1,089at least 1 plan | — |
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| UnknownInsurer rates | $78.47 – $2,269at least 21 plans | — |
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| Cash pricePaying yourself, without insurance | $3,669 | — |
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| List priceBefore any discount; few people pay it | $564 – $3,669 | — |
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Lowest and highest amounts Seattle Children's Hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.
Bills to expect
The hospital’s fee is the price above. Doctors usually send their own bills. Their amounts here are what original Medicare allows in Seattle (King County) for 2026, and a private-plan estimate of 118% to 179% of that (the range found across studies of what insurers pay doctors). Those are estimates, not quotes.
Bills to expect for CPT 29879 at Seattle Children's Hospital| Bill | What it’s for | Original Medicare allows | Private plan estimate |
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| Hospital's feeThe hospital | The operating or procedure room, nursing, supplies and recovery | — | The price above |
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| Surgeon or doctor doing itThe doctor's practice | The procedure, and routine follow-up visits for 90 days | $688 | $812 – $1,231 |
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| AnesthesiaAn anesthesia group (only sometimes) | Anesthesia or deep sedation, if you need itOnly if an anesthesia team is part of your care. Its amount depends on how long it takes. | — | — |
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Original Medicare amounts are only for people on original Medicare. Your share depends on your plan’s deductible, copay and coinsurance.
Compare CPT 29879 at every Washington hospital, with Medicare’s reference amounts.