Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair
Facility: Ochsner Medical Center Acute
Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 LA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 LA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $3,188 (about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Ochsner Medical Center Acute charges insurers about $2,979, or about $7,972 in cash — about the fair price. Located in New Orleans, LA.
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
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 | $680 - $12,519 | 20% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,979 - $9,514 | 89% |
| Aetnamajor | $700 | 21% |
| Cignamajor | $9,912 | 297% |
| Humanamajor | $680 - $2,979 | 20% |
| AmeriHealth | $700 | 21% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $693 - $5,076 |
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Other Procedures at Ochsner Medical Center Acute
Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other LA hospitals
- Iberia Medical Center · New Iberia $479
- Ochsner St Martin Hospital · Breaux Bridge $662
- Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital · Kaplan $662
- Christus Coushatta Health Care Center · Coushatta $695
- Minden Medical Center · Minden $728
- Acadian Medical Center · Eunice $838
- Franklin Medical Center · Winnsboro $840
- Northern Louisiana Medical Center · Ruston $1,400
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.