CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Cameron Memorial Community Hospital Inc

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$586

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $545–$2,082

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$569

About the fair price

about $17 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $586 This hospital $569 Cash price $591 Hospital's list price $986

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other IN hospitals charge less.

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 $586 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Cameron Memorial Community Hospital Inc charges insurers about $569, or about $591 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Angola, 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	$493 - $690	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$792	24%
Aetnamajor	$494 - $593	15%
Cignamajor	$494	15%
Humanamajor	$494 - $640	15%
CareSource	$496 - $568	15%
Health Net	$494	15%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$494 - $850

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 591), 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 Cameron Memorial Community Hospital Inc 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 Cameron Memorial Community Hospital Inc

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