CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,886

about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,338–$3,319

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,099

About the fair price

about $213 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,886 This hospital $3,099 Cash price $12,698 Hospital's list price $19,536

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $483 Priciest $3,099

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KS 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 $2,886 (about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc charges insurers about $3,099, or about $12,698 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Pittsburg, KS.

What each insurance company pays

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

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$2,766 - $3,159	83%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$483 - $4,884	14%
Aetnamajor	$2,889 - $3,099	86%
Humanamajor	$2,889 - $3,099	86%
Ambetter (Centene)	$3,159	94%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$483 - $6,489

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

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 12,698), 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 Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, 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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