CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Halifax Health /UF Health Medical Center of Delton

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,295

about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,224–$3,431

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,245

About the fair price

about $50 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,295 This hospital $3,245

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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 $3,245

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 $3,295 (about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Halifax Health /UF Health Medical Center of Delton charges insurers about $3,245 — about the fair price. Located in Deltona, 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	$3,245	97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,245	97%
Aetnamajor	$3,245 - $6,939	97%
Cignamajor	$3,245	97%
Humanamajor	$3,147 - $6,457	94%
Devoted Health	$3,374	101%
Health Net	$6,489	194%
Molina	$3,310	99%
WellCare	$3,245	97%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$2,758 - $7,300

Government programs also on file: Medicare, 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 Halifax Health /UF Health Medical Center of Delton 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 Halifax Health /UF Health Medical Center of Delton

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