CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,062

about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,875–$5,575

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,208

About the fair price

about $146 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $4,062 This hospital $4,208

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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 $4,208

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 $4,062 (about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Arrowhead Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $4,208 — about the fair price. Located in Colton, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Kaiser Permanente UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumana

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
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$4,208	126%
Health Net	$551	16%
HealthPartners	$5,471	164%
Molina	$738 - $4,840	22%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$551 - $4,208

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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, 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 Arrowhead 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.

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Other Procedures at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.