CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Franklin Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,790

about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $878–$4,878

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$840

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,950 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,790 This hospital $840 Cash price $1,011 Hospital's list price $1,685

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other LA hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $479 Priciest $1,630

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 $2,790 (about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Franklin Medical Center charges insurers about $840, or about $1,011 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Winnsboro, LA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$840	25%

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 1,011), 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 Franklin 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 Franklin Medical Center

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