CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Nell J Redfield Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,174

about 0.4× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $480–$1,863

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$479

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $695 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $1,174 This hospital $479 Cash price $3,652 Hospital's list price $4,296

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How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 ID hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $479 Priciest $3,159

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $1,174 (about 0.4× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Nell J Redfield Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $479, or about $3,652 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Malad City, ID.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$472 - $1,084	14%
Aetnamajor	$472 - $1,090	14%
PacificSource	$486	15%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$472 - $2,792

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 3,652), 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 Nell J Redfield Memorial 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.

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Other Procedures at Nell J Redfield Memorial Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other ID hospitals

Teton Valley Hospital · Driggs $764
Boundary Community Hospital · Bonners Ferry $798
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.