CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Greene County General Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$1,121

about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $593–$5,189

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$513

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $608 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $1,121 This hospital $513 Cash price $2,214 Hospital's list price $3,690

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

On the higher side — 6 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.

⚠ 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 $1,121 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Greene County General Hospital charges insurers about $513, or about $2,214 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Linton, 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	$524 - $2,274	16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$494 - $2,413	15%
Aetnamajor	$465 - $505	14%
Cignamajor	$3,505	105%
Humanamajor	$484 - $494	14%
CareSource	$474 - $522	14%
GEHA	$524	16%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$3,321

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 2,214), 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 Greene County General 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 Greene County General Hospital

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