CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Boundary Community Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$927

about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $510–$1,887

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$798

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $129 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $927 This hospital $798 Cash price $812 Hospital's list price $1,015

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How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other ID hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $479 Priciest $3,159

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $927 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Boundary Community Hospital charges insurers about $798, or about $812 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bonners Ferry, ID.

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	$472 - $5,092	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,050 - $5,750	31%
Aetnamajor	$1,308 - $3,894	39%
Cignamajor	$748 - $5,690	22%
Molina	$423 - $3,594	13%
PacificSource	$216 - $5,810	6%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$872 - $5,870

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 812), 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 Boundary Community Hospital 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

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Other Procedures at Boundary Community Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other ID hospitals

Nell J Redfield Memorial Hospital · Malad City $479
Teton Valley Hospital · Driggs $764
Kootenai Health · Coeur D'Alene $803
Benewah Community Hospital · Saint Maries $1,102
Bear Lake Memorial Hospital · Montpelier $1,676
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center · Idaho Falls $1,982
Treasure Valley Hospital · Boise $2,963
St Luke's Nampa Medical Center · Nampa $3,159

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