CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Minden Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$920

about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $654–$2,039

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$728

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $192 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $920 This hospital $728 Cash price $978 Hospital's list price $3,260

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 LA hospitals compared.

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 $920 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Minden Medical Center charges insurers about $728, or about $978 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Minden, LA.

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	$5,374	161%
Aetnamajor	$680	20%
Humanamajor	$728	22%
AmeriHealth	$680	20%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$85 - $5,374

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 978), 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 Minden 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 Minden Medical Center

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other LA hospitals

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