CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Tampa General Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,767

about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,653–$5,843

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,724

About the fair price

about $43 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,767 This hospital $3,724

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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 $3,724

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 $3,767 (about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Tampa General Hospital charges insurers about $3,724 — about the fair price. Located in Tampa, FL.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$4,698 - $6,490	141%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,473	104%
Aetnamajor	$3,451	103%
Cignamajor	$3,656 - $5,766	109%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$3,759	112%
AvMed	$1,874 - $2,277	56%
Devoted Health	$3,827	114%
Molina	$5,125	153%
Oscar Health	$6,834	204%
Simply Healthcare	$3,622 - $5,740	108%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$3,417 - $6,492

Excludes 2 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 Tampa General 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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