CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Breckinridge Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$680

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $444–$2,109

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$485

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $195 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $680 This hospital $485 Cash price $669 Hospital's list price $1,337

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 KY hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

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 $680 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Breckinridge Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $485, or about $669 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hardinsburg, 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$485	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$485 - $1,337	15%
Aetnamajor	$485 - $1,337	15%
Ambetter (Centene)	$485	15%
CareSource	$485	15%
Molina	$485	15%
WellCare	$485 - $1,337	15%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$485

Government programs also on file: 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 669), 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 Breckinridge Memorial 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 Breckinridge Memorial Hospital

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