CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$997

about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $598–$2,185

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$662

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $335 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $997 This hospital $662

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other LA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $997 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $662 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Kaplan, LA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$662 - $1,853	20%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,339 - $3,631	100%
Aetnamajor	$662	20%
Humanamajor	$662	20%
AmeriHealth	$662	20%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$662

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, 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 Abrom Kaplan 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 Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other LA hospitals

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