CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Baptist Medical Center Beaches

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$3,479

about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,011–$7,754

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,656

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,823 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,479 This hospital $1,656

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $749 Priciest $1,656

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $3,479 (about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Baptist Medical Center Beaches charges insurers about $1,656 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Jacksonville Beach, FL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$1,518 - $3,289	45%
Aetnamajor	$1,656 - $3,322	50%
Ambetter (Centene)	$7,816	234%
Amerigroup	$1,380	41%
AmeriHealth	$1,518	45%
Devoted Health	$3,452	103%
Molina	$1,643	49%
Simply Healthcare	$1,449 - $1,656	43%
UPMC Health Plan	$3,583	107%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$1,380 - $3,420

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 Baptist Medical Center Beaches 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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