CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Washington County Hospital and Clinics

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$792

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $483–$1,349

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$856

About the fair price

about $64 over the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $792 This hospital $856 Cash price $1,008 Hospital's list price $1,344

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $467 Priciest $856

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $792 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Washington County Hospital and Clinics charges insurers about $856, or about $1,008 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Washington, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareCignaKaiser 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	$496 - $1,344	15%
Aetnamajor	$537 - $856	16%
Humanamajor	$501	15%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,158	35%
HealthPartners	$482 - $1,078	14%
Molina	$481	14%
WellCare	$505	15%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$491 - $1,344

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 (about 1,008), 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 Washington County Hospital and Clinics 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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