CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Rush Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$658

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $476–$4,430

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$505

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $153 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $658 This hospital $505 Cash price $1,335 Hospital's list price $1,780

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 IN hospitals compared.

Cheapest $474 Priciest $593

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $658 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Rush Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $505, or about $1,335 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Rushville, IN.

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	$412 - $474	12%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$488 - $792	15%
Aetnamajor	$479 - $505	14%
Cignamajor	$890	27%
Humanamajor	$479 - $494	14%
CareSource	$474 - $640	14%
Health Net	$890	27%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$488 - $915

Excludes 4 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 1,335), 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 Rush 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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