CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Millinocket Regional Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$780

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $539–$2,051

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$545

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $235 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $780 This hospital $545 Cash price $2,089 Hospital's list price $2,321

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How this hospital compares to other ME hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 ME hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $545 Priciest $1,060

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $780 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Millinocket Regional Hospital charges insurers about $545, or about $2,089 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Millinocket, 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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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	$551	16%
Aetnamajor	$1,359 - $2,772	41%
Cignamajor	$1,414 - $2,884	42%
Humanamajor	$545	16%
Harvard Pilgrim	$1,371 - $2,797	41%
WellCare	$540	16%

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 2,089), 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 Millinocket Regional 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

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Other Procedures at Millinocket Regional Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other ME hospitals

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 Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $1,060
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $1,060

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