CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Hiawatha Community Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$905

about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $612–$2,514

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$706

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $199 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $905 This hospital $706 Cash price $1,720 Hospital's list price $1,720

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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 $706

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $905 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Hiawatha Community Hospital charges insurers about $706, or about $1,720 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hiawatha, KS.

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	$469 - $683	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,027	31%
Aetnamajor	$469 - $708	14%
Cignamajor	$993	30%
Humanamajor	$469	14%
Ambetter (Centene)	$468	14%
Oscar Health	$751	22%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$563 - $1,720

Excludes 2 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 1,720), 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 Hiawatha Community 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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