CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,406

about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,721–$4,442

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,014

About the fair price

about $392 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $4,406 This hospital $4,014

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $667 Priciest $4,014

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $4,406 (about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col charges insurers about $4,014 — about the fair price. Located in Augusta, GA.

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✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$4,719 - $8,516	141%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,925 - $10,432	87%
Aetnamajor	$2,867 - $6,389	86%
Cignamajor	$4,923	147%
CareSource	$5,620	168%
Clover Health	$3,068	92%
Molina	$3,297	99%
Oscar Health	$4,874	146%
SelectHealth	$2,982	89%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$2,323 - $5,305

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 Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col 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 Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other GA hospitals

Atrium Health Navicent Peach · Byron $667
Shepherd Center, Inc. · Atlanta $801
Grady Memorial Hospital · Atlanta $896
Navicent Health Baldwin · Milledgeville $1,980
Atrium Health Navicent Rehabilitation Hopsital · Macon $2,187
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center · Macon $2,201
Morgan Medical Center · Madison $2,344
Tift Regional Medical Center · Tifton $3,017

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