CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Lakeside Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,406

about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,288–$4,784

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,257

About the fair price

about $149 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,406 This hospital $3,257 Cash price $3,257

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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 $3,257

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 $3,406 (about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Lakeside Medical Center charges insurers about $3,257, or about $3,257 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Belle Glade, 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✓ 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	$3,257	97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,257	97%
Aetnamajor	$481 - $3,257	14%
Cignamajor	$3,257 - $3,329	97%
Humanamajor	$3,257	97%
Ambetter (Centene)	$3,420	102%
Devoted Health	$3,485	104%
Molina	$3,257 - $3,420	97%
Simply Healthcare	$3,257	97%
WellCare	$3,420	102%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$3,094 - $3,583

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 (about 3,257), 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 Lakeside 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 Lakeside Medical Center

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