CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,306

about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $3,084–$3,370

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,085

About the fair price

about $221 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,306 This hospital $3,085

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $519 Priciest $3,085

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $3,306 (about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate). CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs charges insurers about $3,085 — about the fair price. Located in Hot Springs, AR.

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	$3,177 - $3,263	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,027 - $3,177	91%
Aetnamajor	$3,239	97%
Cignamajor	$2,007 - $3,177	60%
Humanamajor	$1,742 - $3,085	52%
Ambetter (Centene)	$2,456 - $4,594	73%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$674 - $7,460

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 CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs 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 CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other AR hospitals

Lawrence Memorial Hospital · Walnut Ridge $519
Arkansas Children's Northwest, Inc · Springdale $2,397
CHI St Vincent Morrilton · Morrilton $2,477
National Park Medical Center · Hot Springs $2,806
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas · Rogers $2,920
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith · Fort Smith $2,967
St Vincent Medical Center/North · Sherwood $2,976
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc · Conway $2,992

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