CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Shepherd Center, Inc.

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,579

about 0.5× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $701–$3,100

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$801

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $778 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $1,579 This hospital $801

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other GA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $667 Priciest $3,104

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 $1,579 (about 0.5× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Shepherd Center, Inc. charges insurers about $801 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Atlanta, GA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$718 - $801	21%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$386 - $1,457	12%
Aetnamajor	$545 - $3,053	16%
Cignamajor	$648 - $1,409	19%
Humanamajor	$511 - $2,652	15%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$439 - $955	13%

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 Shepherd Center, Inc. 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 Shepherd Center, Inc.

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other GA hospitals

Atrium Health Navicent Peach · Byron $667
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
CHI Memorial Hospital- Georgia · Ringgold $3,104

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