CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Providence Alaska Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$8,853

about 2.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $5,227–$11,853

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $8,853

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldHumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
Aetnamajor	$2,236 - $16,835	67%
Cignamajor	$24,380	729%

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 29881.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Providence Alaska Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 29881.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Other Procedures at Providence Alaska Medical Center

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other AK hospitals

South Peninsula Hospital · Homer $1,951
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital · Fairbanks $2,148
Central Peninsula General Hospital · Soldotna $2,228
Providence St Elias Specialty Hospital · Anchorage $4,277
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center · Palmer $4,861
Alaska Regional Hospital · Anchorage $9,604

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.