CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Western Arizona Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$3,142

about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,045–$4,948

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,864

Above the fair price

about $722 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,142 This hospital $3,864 Cash price $9,299 Hospital's list price $77,494

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

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

Cheapest $495 Priciest $3,864

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 $3,142 (about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Western Arizona Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $3,864, or about $9,299 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Bullhead City, AZ.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $3,142. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$9,348 - $54,478	280%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,643 - $15,499	109%
Aetnamajor	$3,864 - $47,814	116%
Cignamajor	$33,477	1001%
Humanamajor	$3,680	110%
Banner Health	$3,864	116%
Devoted Health	$3,864	116%
Health Net	$3,790	113%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$2,794 - $38,747

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 9,299), 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 Western Arizona 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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

How you’d pay

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Your coinsurance (%)

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