CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,910

about 1.5× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $4,204–$7,304

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,311

About the fair price

about $401 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $4,910 This hospital $5,311

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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 $5,311

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 $4,910 (about 1.5× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center charges insurers about $5,311 — about the fair price. Located in Tarzana, 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✓ 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	$6,423 - $7,271	192%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,160 - $7,971	65%
Aetnamajor	$4,208	126%
Cignamajor	$4,901	147%
Humanamajor	$4,293	128%
Health Net	$7,332 - $11,827	219%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$4,629 - $5,471

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 Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana 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 Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other CA hospitals

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