CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,433

about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $4,030–$6,311

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,271

About the fair price

about $162 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $4,433 This hospital $4,271 Cash price $18,938 Hospital's list price $18,938

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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 $4,271

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 $4,433 (about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital charges insurers about $4,271, or about $18,938 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Valencia, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$4,188 - $6,506	125%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,188 - $5,837	125%
Aetnamajor	$4,188 - $4,982	125%
Cignamajor	$5,757	172%
Humanamajor	$4,188	125%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$4,188	125%
Health Net	$4,188 - $7,538	125%
Providence Health Plan	$4,188	125%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$4,188 - $17,079

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 18,938), 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 Henry Mayo Newhall 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 Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital

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