CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Orange City Area Health System

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$936
about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $609–$1,782
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$1,043
About the fair price
about $107 over the fair price · 0.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $936 This hospital $1,043 Cash price $1,262 Hospital's list price $1,577

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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 $1,043

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 $936 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Orange City Area Health System charges insurers about $1,043, or about $1,262 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Orange City, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 $969 29%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $1,040 31%
HealthPartners $1,046 - $1,150 31%
Sanford Health Plan $993 30%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $909
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1000 Lincoln Circle Se, Orange City, IA 51041
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals