CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Emerson Hospital -

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,015

about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,958–$5,142

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,502

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $513 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $4,015 This hospital $3,502 Cash price $7,859 Hospital's list price $10,479

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 MA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $1,286 Priciest $3,921

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $4,015 (about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Emerson Hospital - charges insurers about $3,502, or about $7,859 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in W Concord, MA.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$3,343 - $7,859	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,343 - $4,302	100%
Aetnamajor	$3,502	105%
Cignamajor	$7,670	229%
Tufts Health Plan	$3,343	100%

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 7,859), 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 Emerson 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Emerson Hospital -

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other MA hospitals

Metrowest Medical Center · Framingham $1,286
St Vincent Hospital · Worcester $1,286
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton · Milton $2,863
Cambridge Health Alliance · Cambridge $3,000
South Shore Hospital · South Weymouth $3,461
Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $3,506
Anna Jaques Hospital · Newburyport $3,759
Northeast Hospital Corporation · Beverly $3,921

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