CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Antelope Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,087

about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $3,849–$5,554

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,355

About the fair price

about $268 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $4,087 This hospital $4,355 Cash price $14,790 Hospital's list price $14,790

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $551 Priciest $4,355

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $4,087 (about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Antelope Valley Hospital charges insurers about $4,355, or about $14,790 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lancaster, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareCignaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$550 - $7,471	16%
Aetnamajor	$6,200	185%
Humanamajor	$4,271	128%
Health Net	$4,188 - $5,863	125%
Oscar Health	$6,282	188%
WellCare	$4,188	125%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$4,188 - $5,444

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 14,790), 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 Antelope Valley 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 Antelope Valley Hospital

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