CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Chandler Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,945

about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,482–$4,783

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$538

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $3,407 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,945 This hospital $538

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other AZ hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $495 Priciest $2,052

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $3,945 (about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Chandler Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $538 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Chandler, AZ.

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	$538 - $575	16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$525 - $6,798	16%
Aetnamajor	$525	16%
Cignamajor	$525 - $4,263	16%
Humanamajor	$525	16%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$525 - $575

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, 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 Chandler Regional 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.

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Other Procedures at Chandler Regional Medical Center

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