CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: White River Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,167

about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,006–$3,213

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,167 Cash price $525 Hospital's list price $700

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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$100 - $3,177	3%
Aetnamajor	$170 - $3,177	5%
Cignamajor	$3,273	98%
Ambetter (Centene)	$4,448	133%
WellCare	$3,336	100%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$108 - $8,896

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 525), 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 White River 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

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Other Procedures at White River Medical Center

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.