CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$779

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $556–$3,707

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$551

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $228 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $779 This hospital $551 Cash price $10,346 Hospital's list price $12,106

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $551 Priciest $860

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 $779 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $551, or about $10,346 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hollister, 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✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente AetnaHumana

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	$3,147 - $9,079	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$315 - $12,106	9%
Cignamajor	$10,290	308%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$315 - $7,142	9%
Health Net	$10,290 - $10,895	308%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$315 - $10,500

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

Excludes 14 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 (about 10,346), 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 Hazel Hawkins 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 Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other CA hospitals

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