CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,291

about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $3,074–$5,194

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,622

About the fair price

about $331 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,291 This hospital $3,622 Cash price $5,598 Hospital's list price $7,776

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $520 Priciest $3,622

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $3,291 (about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate). HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital charges insurers about $3,622, or about $5,598 in cash — about the fair price. Located in O Fallon, IL.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$3,622 - $7,776	108%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,622 - $7,776	108%
Aetnamajor	$3,622 - $5,474	108%
Cignamajor	$6,143 - $7,776	184%
Humanamajor	$3,622	108%
HealthLink	$6,182 - $7,776	185%
HealthPartners	$3,622	108%
Meridian	$2,040 - $3,061	61%
Molina	$1,948 - $3,792	58%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans	$2,177 - $7,776

Excludes 5 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 5,598), 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 HSHS St Elizabeth's 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 HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital

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