CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$6,119

about 1.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $3,291–$12,406

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,066

Well above the fair price

about $5,947 over the fair price · 3.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $6,119 This hospital $12,066

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $12,066

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 $6,119 (about 1.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin charges insurers about $12,066 — well above the fair price. Located in Dahlonega, GA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $6,119. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,395 - $18,463	102%
Aetnamajor	$3,463	104%
Cignamajor	$3,497 - $21,668	105%
Humanamajor	$3,565	107%

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 Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin

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.