CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Monterey Park Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,958

about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,721–$5,060

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,141

About the fair price

about $183 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,958 This hospital $4,141

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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 $4,141

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 $3,958 (about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Monterey Park Hospital charges insurers about $4,141 — about the fair price. Located in Monterey Park, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$4,141	124%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$551 - $7,966	16%
Aetnamajor	$656 - $4,141	20%
Humanamajor	$4,141	124%
Health Net	$551 - $14,742	16%
Molina	$551 - $5,260	16%
Presbyterian	$3,788	113%
Sentara	$1,162	35%
+ 53 smaller / regional plans	$456 - $27,757

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

Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (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 Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park Hospital

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