Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair
Facility: Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital
Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 ME hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $976 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital charges insurers about $1,060 — about the fair price. Located in Brunswick, ME.
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
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 | $526 - $3,169 | 16% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $526 - $11,333 | 16% |
| Aetnamajor | $522 - $3,169 | 16% |
| Humanamajor | $605 - $3,169 | 18% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $1,060 | 32% |
| WellCare | $605 - $3,264 | 18% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $1,128 |
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Other Procedures at Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital
Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other ME hospitals
- Millinocket Regional Hospital · Millinocket $545
- Penobscot Valley Hospital · Lincoln $673
- York Hospital · York $717
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $968
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $968
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $1,040
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $1,060
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $1,060
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.