CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: St Claire Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$2,018

about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $490–$5,102

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$514

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,504 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,018 This hospital $514 Cash price $569 Hospital's list price $758

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $485 Priciest $3,028

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $2,018 (about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate). St Claire Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $514, or about $569 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Morehead, KY.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareCignaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$485 - $525	15%
Aetnamajor	$758	23%
Humanamajor	$485 - $606	15%
CareSource	$485 - $679	15%
HealthLink	$514	15%
WellCare	$606 - $773	18%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$631

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 569), 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 St Claire Regional Medical Center 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 St Claire Regional Medical Center

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