CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Medical Center Enterprise

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,886

about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,852–$2,886

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,858

About the fair price

about $28 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,886 This hospital $2,858 Cash price $8,974 Hospital's list price $99,709

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other AL hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $516 Priciest $2,920

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $2,886 (about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Medical Center Enterprise charges insurers about $2,858, or about $8,974 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Enterprise, AL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$2,775 - $5,251	83%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,775 - $2,952	83%
Aetnamajor	$2,858 - $69,796	85%
Cignamajor	$4,645 - $29,902	139%
Humanamajor	$2,775	83%
Ambetter (Centene)	$4,230	127%
Cigna HealthSpring	$2,830	85%
Clover Health	$2,848	85%
Devoted Health	$2,830	85%
SelectHealth	$2,803	84%
WellCare	$2,876	86%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$334 - $79,767

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 (about 8,974), 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 Medical Center Enterprise 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.

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Other Procedures at Medical Center Enterprise

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other AL hospitals

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