CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Copper Queen Community Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$3,924

about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,746–$8,796

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,052

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,872 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,924 This hospital $2,052 Cash price $2,358 Hospital's list price $2,948

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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 $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 $3,924 (about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Copper Queen Community Hospital charges insurers about $2,052, or about $2,358 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bisbee, 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	$530 - $3,914	16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,003 - $2,007	60%
Aetnamajor	$825 - $2,656	25%
Cignamajor	$1,472 - $1,476	44%
Humanamajor	$471 - $472	14%
Amerigroup	$471 - $472	14%
Banner Health	$471 - $2,052	14%
Health Net	$825 - $1,771	25%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$471 - $2,052

Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.

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 2,358), 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 Copper Queen Community 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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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.