CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$5,427

about 1.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $4,267–$6,124

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,264

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,163 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $5,427 This hospital $4,264

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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 $4,264

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $5,427 (about 1.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $4,264 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Grass Valley, CA.

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✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente Cigna

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	$4,264	128%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,083 - $11,354	32%
Aetnamajor	$4,264 - $11,676	128%
Humanamajor	$4,264	128%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$4,264	128%
Health Net	$1,786 - $20,209	53%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$790 - $4,264

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 Sierra Nevada Memorial 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 Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

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