CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,076

about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,496–$4,217

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,458

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $618 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $4,076 This hospital $3,458

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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 $3,458

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 $4,076 (about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital charges insurers about $3,458 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Laveen, 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	$575 - $9,595	17%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,898 - $3,863	87%
Aetnamajor	$4,005	120%
Cignamajor	$3,146	94%
Humanamajor	$3,458	103%
Devoted Health	$3,562	107%
WellCare	$3,458	103%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$575 - $3,527

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 Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital 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 Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital

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